At least 11 people were killed and 20 injured after a passenger train collided with a goods train near Bilaspur in Chhattisgarh. Authorities suspect the passenger train overshot a red signal. A CRS probe and compensation have been announced.

Bilaspur: The death toll in the collision of a passenger train with a goods train near Bilaspur railway station in Chhattisgarh has gone up to 11, officials said on Wednesday.

The incident occurred around 4 pm on Tuesday when the MEMU (mainline electric multiple unit) passenger train was heading to Bilaspur from Gevra (in neighbouring Korba district), they said. “Eleven persons have lost their lives and 20 others were injured in the accident,” a statement issued by the Railways said.

The railway administration immediately launched relief and rescue

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