Goods Train Collision in Bankura, West Bengal, Causes Derailment of Bogies

In the early hours of Sunday, two freight trains collided in Bankura, West Bengal, causing the derailment of multiple carriages. A high-ranking official suggested that the probable cause of this mishap was the engine driver of the running goods train passing the home signal at Onda, which was red.

Bankura Train Accident Reason

Aditya Kumar Chaudhary, Chief Public Relations Officer (CPRO) of the South Eastern Railways, has identified the cause of the collision between two trains. He said that one train was stationary on the loop line while the other was supposed to stop at the red signal, however, it galloped ahead and derailed onto the tracks. The repair work finished close to 7.30 in the morning and the first train left the site around 8.30 am. As of now, eleven trains have been cancelled.

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#WATCH | A goods train was standing in the loop line and another train was supposed to stop at the signal, but it overshot the red signal, leading to derailment. Restoration work was completed around 7.30am and the first train has been moved from the site at around 8.30am. As of… https://t.co/cXKOVGuUum pic.twitter.com/7Pb0rf3EpB

— ANI (@ANI) June 25, 2023

Top Tweets of Incident

#Breaking Another Train Accident, This Time Two Goods Train Collide With Each Other (One Standing) Near Onda Station of Bankura, WB. Engine with Other Bogies of Both Train Got Derailed. Train Service Disrupted Between Kharagpur – Adra Division#TrainAccident pic.twitter.com/p8nrWkdXgE

— Rudro Singha Ray (@rudrosray) June 25, 2023

🚨#BreakingNews

Yet another train accident in less than a week !

This time a good’s train collision in #Bengal‘s Bankura district results in derailment of atleast twelve boggies. Scary scenes at the Onda station.

Shiver to think if this was a passenger train https://t.co/EvKbkAyApn pic.twitter.com/ZisYTn39Ki

— Indrajit Kundu | ইন্দ্রজিৎ (@iindrojit) June 25, 2023

2 Goods trains collide in #WestBengal‘s Bankura, 12 bogies derailed.#trainaccident pic.twitter.com/0LHdCqAEJi

— Abhimannu Kumar Verma (@ekabhimannu) June 25, 2023

Nobody is responsible for such pathetic condition of Indian Railways.

Thank god… No casualty is reported so far in Bankura Train accident.🙏🏼#TrainAccident #Onda #WestBengal #Bankura #12Bogies pic.twitter.com/3OAK16tVN5

— Sumit Singh Khatkar (@SumitSKhatkar) June 25, 2023

List of Cancelled Trains Due to Accident

14 trains cancelled, 3 diverted and 2 short terminated due to the derailment of goods train at Ondagram station of Adra Division today: South Eastern Railway https://t.co/cXKOVGuUum pic.twitter.com/qyjkDLdOb1

— ANI (@ANI) June 25, 2023

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