Key points
- Passenger train crashes into stationary goods train
- Mangled carriages show severity of crash
- Rail authorities announce detailed investigation
ISLAMABAD: At least eight people have been killed and several others injured after a passenger train collided with a goods train in the central Indian state of Chhattisgarh, officials reported.
The goods train was stationary at the time of the accident, and the passenger train crashed into it from behind, causing significant damage to the first few carriages of the passenger train, said Deputy Chief Minister Arun Sao, reports TRT World.
Television footage showed the mangled first carriage of the passenger train partly perched on the last carriage of the goods train, as police and rescue teams worked to pull out survivors while a crowd gathered along the parallel tracks.
India’s railway network
Railway authorities have announced that a detailed inquiry will be conducted into the incident.
India’s railway network, the fourth largest in the world, is undergoing a $30 billion upgrade with new trains and modern stations.
However, rail accidents remain common in the country, which witnessed one of its worst recent collisions in 2023, when three trains collided in the southern state of Odisha, resulting in 288 deaths.
