Two goods trains collided in the Fatehgarh Sahib district of Punjab on Sunday morning, injuring two loco pilots. Officials said both trains were coming from the Ambala side and collided near Madhopur in Sirhind.
The loco pilots were initially taken to Fatehgarh Sahib Civil Hospital, but due to their serious condition, they were referred to Rajindra Hospital.
Station House Officer (SHO) Rattan Lal of the Sirhind railway police station said they were informed about the accident around 4 am and promptly transported the injured to the hospital.
The Ambala-Sirhind railway track is one of the busiest railway tracks, with hundreds of trains travelling on it. The police began to probe whether the trains were running on the same track or if there was any other error that led to the accident.
Two loco pilots were injured on June 2 morning when a stationary freight train was hit from behind by another at the Sirhind railway station in Fatehgarh Sahib, a Government Railway Police official said.
He said the collision caused the engine of one of them to flip over to another track and hit a passenger train.
There was no loss of life but loco pilots Vikas Kumar and Himanshu Kumar were injured, the official said.
A Fatehgarh Sahib Civil Hospital doctor said Vikas Kumar suffered injuries to his head and Himanshu Kumar to his back.
They were referred to the Rajindra Hospital in Patiala, the doctor added.
