60 Workers Injured as Loco Trains Collide in Uttarakhand Tunnel

• Two internal transport loco trains collided inside a tunnel at the Vishnugad-Pipalkoti Hydroelectric Project in Uttarakhand's Chamoli district on Tuesday night.
• At least 60 workers were injured in the accident, which occurred during a shift change when workers were being transported nearly 4.5 km inside the Pipalkoti tunnel.
• One loco train carrying workers reportedly rammed into another on the same track, derailing two coaches and injuring 60 out of 109 people onboard.
• 42 injured workers are at District Hospital Gopeshwar, 17 at Vivekananda Hospital Pipalkoti; all rescued and stable.
• An inquiry has been ordered by the district administration to determine the cause of the collision and any safety protocol lapses.

Why It Matters: Tunnel train collision injures 60 workers in Uttarakhand; inquiry ordered into safety lapses.