Two goods trains collided in Bankura, West Bengal on Sunday at 4 am. According to reports, one of the goods trains hit the other from behind, causing 12 wagons to derail. A loco pilot sustained minor injuries. Following the accident, trains on the Kharagpur – Bankura – Adra route have been halted. Fourteen trains are cancelled and three were diverted.
The accident comes weeks after the triple train collision involving two passenger trains and a goods train in Odisha's Balasore that claimed at least 288 lives and injured over 1,000 people.
