Train Accident: Two goods trains collide in Punjab, engine of one hits a passenger train | Watch
In Punjab, two goods trains collided near Madhopur in Sirhind on Sunday morning, injuring two loco pilots.
The injured pilots have been admitted to Sri Fatehgarh Sahib Civil Hospital.
According to a Government Railway Police official, “Two loco pilots were injured Sunday morning when a stationary freight train was hit from behind by another at the Sirhind railway station.”
The collision caused the engine of one train to flip over to another track and hit a passenger train.
#WATCH | Punjab: Two goods trains collided near Madhopur in Sirhind earlier this morning, injuring two loco pilots who have been admitted to Sri Fatehgarh Sahib Civil Hospital. pic.twitter.com/0bLi33hLtS
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The official informed news agency PTI that there was no loss of life in the train accident. The injured loco pilots, identified as Vikas Kumar and Himanshu Kumar, suffered injuries to their head and back, respectively.
They were initially treated at Fatehgarh Sahib Civil Hospital and later referred to Rajindra Hospital in Patiala.