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IN PHOTOS: 11 killed after two trains collide in Chhattisgarh`s Bilaspur

Updated On: 05 November, 2025 03:24 PM IST | Asif Ali Sayed

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. Pics/PTI

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. Pics/PTI

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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. Pics/PTI
<p>"Eleven persons have lost their lives and 20 others were injured in the accident," a statement issued by the Railways said</p>

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"Eleven persons have lost their lives and 20 others were injured in the accident," a statement issued by the Railways said

<p>The railway administration immediately launched relief and rescue operations. The injured persons were being provided with proper medical treatment at nearby hospitals, it added</p>

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The railway administration immediately launched relief and rescue operations. The injured persons were being provided with proper medical treatment at nearby hospitals, it added

<p>The impact of the collision was so severe that a coach of the passenger train ended up on top of a wagon of the cargo train, the railway officials said</p>

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The impact of the collision was so severe that a coach of the passenger train ended up on top of a wagon of the cargo train, the railway officials said

<p>The injured passengers have been shifted to Apollo Hospital and Chhattisgarh Institute of Medical Sciences (CIMS) in Bilaspur</p>

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The injured passengers have been shifted to Apollo Hospital and Chhattisgarh Institute of Medical Sciences (CIMS) in Bilaspur

<p>"The passenger train hit the goods train from behind at a speed of 60 to 70 kmph after overshooting a red signal," a senior railway official said</p>

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"The passenger train hit the goods train from behind at a speed of 60 to 70 kmph after overshooting a red signal," a senior railway official said

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