Train Accident happened at Onda Station in Bankura,West Bengal
12 bogies of two goods trains derailed after colliding early this morning in West Bengal’s Bankura. The accident happened near the Onda station in Bengal.
According to authorities, one train struck the other from behind while both were halted.
“As of preliminary information, one of the goods trains was standing when it got hit by the other goods train. More details will be revealed after a detailed inquiry,” said safety officer Dibakar Majhi at Onda Station.
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According to a South Eastern Railway official, the goods train (BCN) ignored the red signal, continued on, and collided with the BRN repair train.
The UP Mail Line and UP Loop Line have been restored, and train service has resumed. According to the preliminary inquiry, one of the freight trains failed to stop on time and collided with another stopped maintenance train.
“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 7.30 a.m., and the first train has been moved from the site at around 8.30 a.m. As of now, 11 trains have been cancelled,” Aditya Kumar Chaudhary, CPRO South Eastern Railway told ANI.
The catastrophe occurred just weeks after the Coromandel Express and two other trains collided in Odisha’s Balasore, killing at least 275 people and injuring 1,000 more.
According to a report submitted to the Railway Board, the Coromandel Express was moving at 128 kmph from Shalimar to Chennai Central when a probable signalling failure routed the train to the loop line instead of the main line just ahead of the Bahanagar Bazar railway station. The express train then collided with a parked goods train on the loop route, scattering 4-5 coaches on the adjacent track.
