Overview
- An MEMU passenger train from Gevra to Bilaspur collided with a stationary goods train near Bilaspur on Tuesday around 4 p.m., leaving 11 dead and about 20 injured.
- The South East Central Railway’s five-expert preliminary report says the passenger crew failed to control the train at danger signal AJ-5, committing a SPAD before impact.
- The loco pilot died and the assistant loco pilot was hospitalised; the collision’s force lifted a passenger coach onto a goods wagon, requiring hours of cutting to reach victims.
- Chhattisgarh Police registered an FIR for death by negligence against unidentified persons, while Commissioner B.K. Mishra opened a formal inquiry under Section 113.
- Indian Railways announced ex gratia of ₹10 lakh for each deceased, ₹5 lakh for the seriously injured and ₹1 lakh for minor injuries, as opposition leaders pressed for a high-level probe and faster rollout of Kavach.