Bilaspur train accident: Death toll rises to 11, CM announces Rs 5 lakh ex-gratia for families of deceased

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The death toll in the Bilaspur train accident went up to 11 and the number of the injured climbed to 20. The accident happened when a passenger train allegedly jumped a red signal and collided with a goods train from behind near Bilaspur station in Chhattisgarh on Tuesday. The incident took place around 4 pm when the MEMU (mainline electric multiple unit) passenger train was heading to Bilaspur from Gevra (in neighbouring Korba district), officials said.