West Bengal: Two Goods Trains Collide At Onda Railway Station In Bankura

Bankura: Two goods trains collided at Onda railway station in Bankura. The rail operation on the Kharagpur-Bankura-Adra line has been halted. The reason for the accident and how both trains collided will be clear only after an investigation, said Dibakar Majhi Safety Officer. As per the visuals, several wagons and engine of a goods train derailed in the accident. Further details are awaited.

The accident came just months after the horrific triple train collision involving the Coromandel Express and two other trains in Odisha's Balasore that claimed at least 275 lives and injured 1,000. Earlier, a train collided with a carrier vehicle at an unmanned railway crossing in Assam's Golaghat district on Monday, June 5.
However, the driver of the vehicle, bearing registration number AS-05AC-3588, escaped unhurt.

#WATCH | A goods train was standing in the loop line and another train was supposed to stop at the signal, but it overshot the red signal, leading to derailment. Restoration work was completed around 7.30am and the first train has been moved from the site at around 8.30am. As of… https://t.co/cXKOVGuUum pic.twitter.com/7Pb0rf3EpB

— ANI (@ANI) June 25, 2023

The incident took place near Chungajan railway station in Golaghat district. Following the incident, locals staged a protest demanding the installation of a level crossing in the area.