Chamoli, Dec. 31 -- A tragic incident occurred in Uttarakhand's Chamoli district, where two loco trains collided in the THDC hydropower project area at Pipalkoti on Tuesday night, officials said.

According to the District Magistrate of Chamoli, Gaurav Kumar, the trains collided at around 9:30 pm, with 109 people on board. Out of them, around 60 passengers got injured in the accident. The District Magistrate further mentioned that 42 people have been admitted to the district hospital.

"During the time of shift-change, two loco trains operating in the tunnel collided at around 9:30 pm last night. 109 people were onboard the trains, out of whom 60 were injured, 42 people are admitted to the district hospital and 17 people are admitted to P...