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Anand Mohan Sahay in Patna
At least three persons were killed and 24 injured when two trains collided near Chhapra in Bihar on Tuesday morning.
Railway officials said the Gwalior-Barauni Express collided with a stationary Janseva Express between Kopa and Tekaniwas railway stations near Chapra, about 75 km from Patna.
The injured have been admitted to the government-run Chapra district hospital. Divisional Inspector General of Railways S K Singh said at least six of them are in a critical condition.
A relief train from Sonepur has left for the site.
Sources said the Janseva Express was idling between Kopa and Tekaniwas railway stations following a vacuum problem when the Gawalior-Barauni Express rammed into it.
Two bogies of the Janseva Express derailed following the impact.
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