2 Goods Trains Collide At Onda Station In Bengal’s Bankura, Railway Says One Of Them 'Overshot Red Signal'

According to inputs, one driver was injured in the incident and six boogies were derailed. South Eastern Railway said one of the goods trains overshot the red signal and derailed with the other.

Visual from Onda Station near West Bengal's Bankura where the two goods trains collided. ( Image Source :ANI )

Two 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 happened at Onda station and rail operations were briefly halted on the Kharagpur–Bankura–Adra line. According to South Eastern Railway, the incident took place as one of the goods trains overshot the red signal and derailed with the other maintenance train. It was further informed that 14 trains were cancelled, 3 diverted, and 2 short-terminated due to the derailment of goods train.

"Railway Maintainance train (BRN) shunting was going on at Ondagram station. Goods train (BCN) overshot the red signal and didn't stop and derailed with the BRN maintenance train. Around 8 wagons derailed at around 4.05hrs. Restoration underway. The UP Mail line and Up loop line have already been restored at 7.45 hrs": Chief Public Relations Officer, South Eastern Railway, stated.

#WATCH | West Bengal: Two goods trains collided at Onda railway station in Bankura. Rail operation on Kharagpur–Bankura–Adra line has been halted. More details awaited. pic.twitter.com/T4sL5rn7Rp

— ANI (@ANI) June 25, 2023

Visuals from Onda Station near West Bengal's Bankura where the two goods trains collided. pic.twitter.com/afQmQS6Q8L

— Press Trust of India (@PTI_News) June 25, 2023

At least eight wagons derailed due to the collision, which happened around 4 am, a senior South Eastern Railway official said, as per news agency PTI. No one was injured in the accident, which affected train services in the Adra division of SER for over four hours, he said. 

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The derailed wagons were removed from the tracks on war footing, and the first passenger train to pass was the 18011 Howrah-Chakradharpur express at 8.35 am, the official informed, as per PTI.

This incident comes over 20 days after the quadruple train collision in Odisha that claimed 291 lives. The pile-up on June 2 involved three trains: the Shalimar-Chennai Central Coromandel Express, the Bengaluru-Howrah Superfast Express, and a cargo train.

The Coromandel Express collided with a halted freight train, causing several of its coaches to topple, some of which landed on another train, the Bengaluru-Howrah Superfast Express, which was also travelling by at the time.

More details about the goods train collision are awaited.

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