Chhattisgarh train accident: Passenger train hit parked cargo rake after signal breach, reveals initial probe; toll rises to 11

RAIPUR: A routine evening commute turned into tragedy on Tuesday when a local train connecting the coal township of Gevra with Bilaspur Junction in Chhattisgarh rear-ended a stationary cargo rake around 4 pm, in what preliminary reports suggest was a signal breach. The impact was so severe that the engine and one coach of the MEMU (mainline electric multiple unit) train climbed onto the roof of the freight train’s last wagon, killing 11 passengers and injuring at least 20. According to initial accounts, several passengers were trapped inside the mangled coaches for quite some time before rescue teams reached the site. The collision marks the sixth fatal railway accident this year, excluding those at level crossings. How It Happened The South East Central Railway (SECR),