The train accident occurred at Kacheguda station in Hyderabad city (Telangana state, South India) when two trains collided head-on, injuring at least 6 people, many people panicked and jumped out of the train doors and ran away. Fortunately, at the time of the accident, the two trains were moving at a slow speed, so the consequences were minimized.
Officials said the cause of the accident was a technical fault, but initial investigations showed that the train driver did not notice the stop signal and continued driving when another train entered the station.
The injured, including the train driver, were quickly given first aid and taken to hospital. Initial investigations have shown that the cause of the accident was a faulty signal system.
Authorities have officially opened an investigation into this accident.
Scene of the collision between two trains in Hyderabad city on November 11
By early morning on November 12, at least 16 people were killed and more than 60 others injured when two passenger trains collided head-on on the same track in Brahmanbaria district, 100 km east of Bangladesh's capital Dhaka.
Rescue workers are still searching for survivors in the rubble. The death toll is expected to rise as many injured people are still trapped in the train cars.
The two trains collided just outside Mondobhag station at 3 a.m. local time, when one was supposed to be diverted. One train was traveling from the eastern Bangladesh city of Sylhet to the southern coastal city of Chittagong, the other in the opposite direction from Chittagong to the capital, Dhaka. Most of the passengers were asleep when the accident happened.
An investigation has been launched to find out why the two trains were on the same track.
Scene of the collision between two trains in Brahmanbaria district on November 12
Rail accidents are common in India and Bangladesh, where tracks and locomotives are old and level crossings are poorly marked.
