By Admin 
The train accident in Bilaspur district of Chhattisgarh caused great pain to many people during a short journey. The journey turned into a nightmare for the passengers injured in this accident. Passenger Sanjeev Vishwakarma (35), aboard the Gevra Road-Bilaspur MEMU local train, which travels about 90 kilometers, was looking at his phone while some passengers were talking when the train collided with a goods train near Gatora station at around 4 pm. The collision was so terrible that the first coach of the MEMU train was completely damaged and there was chaos in the other coaches.
In this accident on Howrah-Mumbai railway line, 11 people including the motorman (driver of MEMU) died and 14 passengers including the female assistant motorman were injured. Sanjeev Vishwakarma, a resident of Bilha (Bilaspur), returning from his in-laws house in Akaltara, said, “I was sitting in the first bogie, where there were about 16-17 passengers – men, women and children. Suddenly, about 500 meters ahead of Gatora, the train shook violently and collided with something. Then there was darkness in front of me for some time.
He further said, “When I opened my eyes, I found myself trapped under the seat. People were screaming for help. My bogie had climbed onto the coaches of the goods train. There were dead bodies in front of me. Three people including a woman had died. Many bodies were in mutilated condition.
My foot got stuck – Passenger
Raipur resident Mohan Sharma, associated with marketing business, told that he had caught the train from Champa station. He said, “I was going to travel by Link Express to Raipur, but the train was late, so I took this local train. Later I thought that after reaching Bilaspur quickly, I would go to Raipur by another train.” He said, ”I was looking at the mobile, then there was a strong shock and I fell on the floor. When I looked outside, I saw that the first bogie of the goods train was on board. My leg was stuck, the railway staff took it out with great difficulty.” Sharma said, “If the speed of the train had been even a little less, perhaps so many people would not have died.”
Statement of student Mehbish Parveen
Mehbish Parveen (19), a BSc (Mathematics) student at DP Vipra College, Bilaspur, said, “I was also in the first bogie. Just as she was about to reach home, the accident happened. My leg is broken. Can’t forget those screams – everyone was screaming for help.
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