Two locomotive trains collided inside a tunnel in Uttarakhand, 60 injured

Around 60 people were injured when a locomotive train carrying workers and officials collided with another train transporting materials inside the Pipalkoti tunnel of the Vishnugad-Pipalkoti Hydroelectric Project in Uttarakhand’s Chamoli district, officials said on Wednesday.

The accident took place late on Tuesday at the THDC hydroelectric project construction site in Pipalkoti during a shift



change.

According to initial information, two locomotive trains used to ferry workers and materials inside the tunnel rammed into each other, leaving a large number of people injured.

Chamoli District Magistrate Gaurav Kumar said that a total of 109 people were on board the train carrying workers at the time of the accident, which occurred late in the evening, and around 60 of them sustained injuries.