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- Published: March 1, 2020 12:52
New Delhi: At least four people are feared trapped after a National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC) cargo train loaded with coal collided with an empty rake of the company in Madhya Pradesh’s Singrauli district on early Sunday morning.
The incident happened when the empty train coming from the power plant hit another train coming from the opposite direction at a crossover. MGR (Merry Go Round) system has been operated by NTPC to carry coal from colliery to thermal power plant.
#UPDATE Madhya Pradesh: 3 people dead after two cargo trains carrying coal collided earlier today in Singrauli. pic.twitter.com/TzXAFdHoGD
— ANI (@ANI) March 1, 2020
This 43-kilometre long system runs from Jayant Mine to Power Plant at Shaktinagar, Singrauli. Indian Railways is providing all sorts of assistance to complete the restoration as early as possible, officials said.
Madhya Pradesh: 2 people have lost their lives, 1 injured has been shifted to hospital in Singrauli. Rescue operation for another person is underway by a team of NTPC. https://t.co/mhbMF6dZWy
— ANI (@ANI) March 1, 2020
Efforts are being made to pull out trapped people from damaged coaches.
More details are awaited