India, April 1 -- Two loco pilots were killed while four others got injured in a head-on collision between two goods trains in Jharkhand's Sahebganj district in the early hours of Tuesday, police said.

The collision between the two trains, operated by power major National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC), happened around 3am near Bhognadih in Barhait police station area, they said.

A police officer aware of the developments told HT that the incident took place around 3am.

"One freight NTPC train with two diesel engines was waiting, allowing another to pass near a crossing but by mistake another freight train with two diesel engines ran on the same track where the first freight train was waiting. Both the freight trains derailed after t...