Bilaspur (PTI): The Congress on Wednesday demanded a high-level probe into the Bilaspur train accident and compensation of Rs 1 crore to the kin of each of those who lost their lives in the tragedy.

Eleven persons, including six women, were killed and 20 others injured when a MEMU (mainline electric multiple unit) passenger train crashed into a stationary goods train after allegedly overshooting a red signal near Bilaspur railway station on Tuesday.

The incident occurred around 4 pm between Bilaspur and Gatora stations on the Mumbai-Howrah rail section, when the passenger train was heading to Bilaspur from Gevra in neighbouring Korba district.

Speaking to reporters, Chhattisgarh Pradesh Congress Committee president Deepak Baij said the train accident was the result of “gross negligence

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