2 drivers killed, 5 injured as 2 goods trains collide in Jharkhand (VIDEO)

Ranchi: Two people were killed and five others injured in a collision between two goods trains in Jharkhand's Sahebganj in the early hours of Tuesday, police said.

The injured are being treated at the Community Health Centre Barhait.

The incident took place late on Monday night when a coal-loaded goods train from Lalmatia in Godda was on its way to Farakka NTPC in West Bengal. The collision was so severe that 5 wagons of the goods train derailed. The engine of the goods train caught fire and the drivers of the empty goods train, Ambuj Mahato and Kaleshwar Mal, died on the spot.

<

Tragic Train Collision in #Jharkhand! 

At 3 AM, two NTPC-operated goods trains collided head-on in Jharkhand’s #Sahibganj, leaving 2 drivers dead and 4 injured!

The Lalmatia MGR track, connecting Kahalgaon & Farakka power plants, is NOT linked to Indian Railways.… pic.twitter.com/DBPr8nUkju

— Jharkhand Rail Users (@JharkhandRail) April 1, 2025 >

The driver of the second goods train, GK Nath, was also badly burnt. The injured have been identified as Uday Mandal, Israul Sheikh, Jitendra Kumar, Ravi Ghosh and Shahid.

NTPC officials, railway officials and police from Barhait police station rushed to the spot. Railway officials have said that the matter will be investigated.