Madhya Pradesh train accident: Toll rises to 24

The death toll in the railway accident involving a goods train and the Indore-Gwalior Inter City Express at Badarwas rose to 24 today with a person succumbing to his injuries in a hospital here, officials said.

A person injured in the mishap died during treatment, taking the toll to 24, they said.

The track where the collision took place has been cleared and traffic was now moving as usual, the officials said.

Twenty three people were killed and 51 injured when a goods train hit the stationary Indore-Gwalior Intercity Express head-on after it overshot the signal amid heavy rains and poor visibility in the early hours yesterday.

The accident took place around 4.45 am when the freight train of North-Central Railway was on the wrong track and hit the stationary passenger train on the front at Badarwas station.

The station master of Badarawas, the driver of the goods train and its co-driver were suspended following the mishap and a high-level inquiry ordered into the accident.