New Delhi: A train accident has occurred in the Gondia area of Maharashtra. Here a passenger train collided with a goods train.
Over 50 passengers injured
The collision has resulted in the derailment of a bogie of the passenger train. The accident has resulted in the injury of over 50 passengers. The injured have already been admitted to a nearby hospital. They are receiving treatment as of now.
महाराष्ट्र के गोंदिया में ट्रेन हादसा, पैसेंजर ट्रेन और माल गाड़ी के बीच हुई टक्कर में 50 से ज्यादा यात्री घायल @iamvinodjagdale pic.twitter.com/XfYf4aJFPV
— News24 (@news24tvchannel) August 17, 2022
Admitted to hospital
Meanwhile, it was told that the passengers who suffered the injuries are not serious. More than 50 persons were injured after 3 bogies of a train derailed in Gondia around 2.30 am at night. A collision b/w a goods train & passenger train led to this accident. No deaths reported. Train was on its way from Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh to Rajasthan’s Jodhpur
Collision of trains at Gondia
The incident happened on Wednesday morning at 4 o’clock. The passenger train from Raipur was headed towards Nagpur. This passenger train collided with a goods train in Gondia.
Maharashtra | More than 50 persons were injured after 3 bogies of a train derailed in Gondia around 2.30 am at night. A collision b/w a goods train & passenger train led to this accident. No deaths reported. Train was on its way from Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh to Rajasthan's Jodhpur pic.twitter.com/Fxzmdbvhw8
— ANI (@ANI) August 17, 2022
Cause of the accident
The collision between a goods train & passenger train- Bhagat ki Kothi, due to non-receipt of signal, led to this accident. No deaths were reported.
Further enquiry in the matter is underway.
