At Least 5 Dead as Passenger Train Collides with Goods Train in Chhattisgarh's Bilaspur

PTI, BILASPUR, NOV 4, 2025 :  At least five people were killed and 14 others injured after a passenger train collided with a goods train near Bilaspur station in Chhattisgarh on Tuesday, railway officials confirmed.

The incident occurred around 4 p.m. when the MEMU (Mainline Electric Multiple Unit) passenger train was traveling from Gevra, in neighboring Korba district, to Bilaspur. While the train was between Gatora and Bilaspur railway stations, it rammed into a goods train from behind, which was moving in the same direction, according to officials.

"So far, five deaths have been confirmed in the accident. Four others are still trapped inside the wreckage, and efforts are ongoing to evacuate them," Bilaspur Collector Sanjay Agrawal told news agency PTI.

The injured passengers were immediately rushed to Apollo Hospital and Chhattisgarh Institute of Medical Sciences (CIMS) hospital in Bilaspur. The condition of one passenger is reported to be critical.

Railway authorities have mobilized all available resources at the site, and the necessary measures are being taken for the treatment of the injured, officials said. Visuals from the scene show one of the passenger train's coaches mounted onto a wagon of the goods train.

Meanwhile, the railway authorities have announced compensation of ₹10 lakh each for the families of the deceased, ₹5 lakh for those seriously injured, and ₹1 lakh for those with minor injuries, according to an official statement.

A detailed inquiry into the incident will be conducted by the Commissioner of Railway Safety (CRS) to determine the cause and recommend corrective actions, the statement added.