Overview
- The collision occurred at 4:45 pm between Ribda and Bhaktinagar stations in Western Railway’s Bhavnagar Division.
- Police identified the deceased as Sandeep Patel, 20, and Sandeep Koli, 23, and said Kapil Patel, 23, remains in critical condition at Rajkot Civil Hospital.
- A senior doctor reported that two of the victims were brought dead and the third suffered multiple injuries.
- Officials said the Veraval–Sabarmati Vande Bharat halted at 4:48 pm and stayed at the site for 29 minutes before continuing its journey.
- The three men, all in their 20s, were migrant factory workers from Uttar Pradesh employed near the Gondal Chowkdi area, and police and railway inquiries are ongoing.