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Two persons were killed and four others injured in a head-on collision between two goods trains in Jharkhand's Sahebganj district early on Tuesday, police reported.
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The accident occurred at approximately 3 am near Bhognadih in the Barhait police station area.
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The goods trains involved in the collision were operated by the state-run power major NTPC.
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🚨 Tragic Train Collision in <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Jharkhand?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Jharkhand</a>! 🚨 At 3 AM, two NTPC-operated goods trains collided head-on in Jharkhand&rsquo;s <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Sahibganj?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Sahibganj</a>, leaving 2 drivers dead and 4 injured! 💥🚆 The Lalmatia MGR track, connecting Kahalgaon &amp; Farakka power plants, is NOT linked to Indian Railways.&hellip; <a href="https://t.co/DBPr8nUkju">pic.twitter.com/DBPr8nUkju</a>
&mdash; Jharkhand Rail Users (@JharkhandRail) <a href="https://twitter.com/JharkhandRail/status/1906930676471128087?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 1, 2025</a></blockquote>
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The tracks on which the incident occurred are also owned by NTPC, primarily used to transport coal to its power plants.
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Sub-Divisional Police Officer of Sahebganj, Kishore Tirkey, confirmed the deaths of the drivers of both trains.
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&ldquo;The drivers of both the goods trains were killed in the head-on collision,&rdquo; Tirkey informed.
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Kausik Mitra, an Eastern Railway spokesperson, clarified that the trains and tracks involved in the accident belong to NTPC. &ldquo;The goods trains and the track both belong to the NTPC. It has nothing to do with the Indian Railways,&rdquo; Mitra said.
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The line where the accident took place connects NTPC&rsquo;s Kahalgaon Super Thermal Power Station in Bihar&rsquo;s Bhagalpur district to the Farakka Power Plant in West Bengal&rsquo;s Murshidabad district.
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Drivers dead, many hurt in Jharkhand goods train collision

News Arena Network - Ranchi - UPDATED: April 1, 2025, 10:38 AM - 2 min read

Locals inspect the debris after a collision between two NTPC-operated goods trains in Jharkhand’s Sahebganj district, which resulted in the deaths of two drivers and left four others injured.

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