New Delhi: Two persons were killed and nine injured after a Rohtak-bound train collided head-on with a stationary engine in a West Delhi area on August 23 evening, police said.

The two engines also caught fire after the train from Tilak Bridge collided with the engine at Shakur Basti station in Rani Bagh at around 19:35 hours (IST), they said.

Altogether 11 people were injured in the mishap and two of them died on way to the hospital, they said.

Seven of the injured have been admitted to Sanjay Gandhi Hospital while one each is undergoing treatment in Jaipur Golden and Agrasen Hospitals, they said.

The blaze has been doused, police said.

Delhi Lt Governor Vijai Kapoor and Police Commissioner R S Gupta along with senior Railway and police officials have rushed to the spot.

PTI