NEW DELHI, Nov. 4 (Xinhua) -- The death toll in Tuesday's train accident in India's central state of Chhattisgarh rose to eight while around 17 people were seriously injured, a top official told the media.
At least two people were still stuck inside the train's wreckage. The accident had occurred in the state's Bilaspur district when a passenger train rammed into a stationary goods train.
Those injured were admitted to different hospitals.
"This is a big accident. We are carrying out rescue operations," Bilaspur District Collector Sanjay Agrawal was quoted as saying. ■