The accident occurred at 3.45 AM near Barabamboo, around 80 km from Jamshedpur, under the Chakradharpur Division of the South Eastern Railway (SER), they said.
Agitators squatted on railway tracks at various places, leading to cancellation, short-termination and diversion of several trains.
The state presently has 17 airstrips and 16 helipads.
In the wake of the Maoist attack on a Mumbai-bound train in West Midnapore district, the South Eastern Railway cancelled the Howrah-Barbil Janshatabdi Express and Howrah-Jamshedpur Ispat Express on Friday.
The trading firm is under pressure from lenders to raise funds.
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