NEW DELHI: A passenger train crashed into a cargo train in central India Tuesday, killing at least five people and injuring several others, a senior government official said.
The incident happened near Bilaspur, about 116 kilometers (72 miles) from Chhattisgarh’s state capital, Raipur.
BREAKING: Passenger train collides with a goods train on the Bilaspur–Howrah route, causing multiple coaches to derail. Casualties feared. pic.twitter.com/D5t9rLZAEe
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Television channels showed images of one train colliding with another near the accident site. Rescuers are searching through the debris for survivors.
