Two trains collided in West Bengal's Bankura, 14 trains canceled | See full list
1 min read 25 Jun 2023, 08:22 AM ISTTwo goods trains collided near West Bengal's Bankura, causing the derailment of several boggies. More details are awaited.
PremiumTwo goods trains collided with each other near West Bengal's Bankura in the wee hours of Sunday, resulting in the derailment of several boogies. The incident took place at Onda station, according to the news agency PTI.
After the accident, South Eastern Railway informed that several train services will remain affected today due to the derailment of two goods trains.
“14 trains canceled, 3 diverted and 2 short terminated due to the derailment of goods train at Ondagram station of Adra Division today," said South Eastern Railway.
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A senior South Eastern Railway official said that no one was injured in the accident, which affected train services in the Adra division of SER for over four hours, PTI reported.
Eight wagons derailed due to the collision, which happened around 4 am, the official said, adding that the train movement was restored at 8.30 am in the section after urgent repair work was carried out.
The likely cause of the accident was that the driver of the moving goods train overshot the home signal at Onda, which was red, the official said.
The train then went into the loop line, for which the point was set on the tracks, and hit the stationary freight train, he added.
(This is a developing story. More details are awaited.)
