Bilaspur (Chhattisgarh) [India], November 4 (ANI): Rescue operations are underway after four people were killed in a train accident in Chhattisgarh’s Bilaspur district, officials said on Tuesday.
Bilaspur District Collector (DC) Sanjay Agrawal informed ANI that the incident occurred when the last bogie of a local train collided with the first bogie of a goods train near Bilaspur.
“The last bogie and first bogie of a local train and a goods train collided near Bilaspur. Four people have lost their lives in the accident. Rescue operation is underway,” DC Agrawal said.
Inspector General (IG) Sanjeev Shukla said that several people were feared dead and rescue teams were working to evacuate the injured. He added that efforts were ongoing to rescue an individual trapped inside the wreckage.
“A MEMU train and a goods train collided, in which some people have been injured. The rescue operation is underway. We are trying to rescue a person trapped inside,” IG Shukla told ANI.
Officials confirmed that the accident occurred around 4 p.m. when a MEMU train coach hit a goods train near Bilaspur station. The Railways have mobilized all available resources, and measures are being taken to provide medical treatment to the injured.
Further details are awaited. (ANI)
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