A Story of Survival and Pain: Voices from the Bilaspur Train Accident

Inside the hospital, the atmosphere is tense. Patients are being rushed to the X-ray room. A family waits anxiously, recounting the terrifying moments of the accident.

_”People were running everywhere, scared. More than half of those sitting in the back were terrified,”_ says one witness. The mother, Radha Nishad, is in pain—her chest and ribs hurt, and she is deeply shaken. The daughter explains, _”After the accident, we thought it was just a minor injury and went home. But by morning, the pain became unbearable, so we came to the hospital.”_

The family had traveled from Bilaspur, bringing Radha to the hospital after realizing her injuries were worse than they first appeared. _”There was no proper arrangement at home. She was very scared. Yesterday, when we arrived to pick up our relatives, the scene was chaotic—people were screaming, and many were in shock,”_ recalls a relative.