Tag: Train accident
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Bengal train accident: Death toll reaches 9, Railway Minister visits spot
The railway authorities have announced a compensation of Rs five lakh for the families of the victims and Rs one lakh for the seriously injured and another Rs 25,000 for the injured. According to the railway authorities the reason for the accident is yet to be determined, but there was no problem regarding signal and it is expected that the derailment took place because of some problems on the track.
January 14, 2022 -
Bikaner- Guwahati Express derailed in N. Bengal; 40 rescued, dozens feared dead
The incident took place a little after 5 pm when the train was passing through Moynaguri in North Bengal. Railway authorities have said at least 12 bogies after the engine has suffered extensive damage. With sunlight fading, the rescue operation at present is being carried out with the help of floodlights and back- up generators.
January 13, 2022 -
Maharashtra: 22-year-old woman dies after falling off from train in Thane
Among the densest in the world, at the Mumbai suburban network many passengers loose life while crossing tracks. In most cases, people are killed while falling off crowded trains.
December 17, 2019 -
Mumbai-Gorakhpur Antodaya Express derails; no casualty reported
The second last coach of the train, on its way to Gorakhpur in Uttar Pradesh, derailed around 3.50 am.
July 18, 2019 -
4 killed, 100 injured as train plunges into canal after bridge collapses in Bangladesh
Officials said part of the bridge collapsed as the express train went over, sending five cars crashing to the ground, with one of them landing in the water.
June 24, 2019 -
Maharashtra: 3 coaches of Mumbai-Howrah Mail derail in Igatpuri
No casualty reported; rail traffic restored now; many trains cancelled and diverted
June 10, 2018 -
Narrow escape: Train without engine travels 12 km in Odisha
An engine-less Puri-Ahmedabad 18406 train rolled down the track from Titlagarh to Kesinga; all passengers safe
April 8, 2018 -
10 dead, 15 injured in Egypt train accident
At least 10 people were killed and 15 injured on Wednesday in a collision between two trains in Beheira province, north of the capital Cairo, the Egyptian Health Ministry said in a statement. The Health Ministry’s spokesman said that more than 30 ambulances have rushed to the accident site to move the injured people to …
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February 28, 2018 -
Two students mowed down by train while clicking pictures
Two college students died and another was critically injured after getting hit by a local train while clicking pictures standing on the railway track in Kolkata on Monday afternoon, the Railway Police said. “Two boys have died after getting hit by a moving local train between Dumdum and Belgharia railway station in north 24 Parganas …
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February 12, 2018 -
16 injured in Sydney train accident
At least 16 people were injured when a passenger train hit a rail buffer at a railway station in Sydney on Monday, the police said. The train was slowing to a stop when it crashed into a buffer at the end of the line at Richmond station in the morning, the BBC reported. A 21-year-old …
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January 22, 2018 -
Two women run over by train in UP
Two women died after being run over by a goods train at a railway crossing in Dadri town, police said today. Roopvati (35) and Vimla Devi (38), residents of Gautam Puri, were hit by the train when they were crossing the tracks last night, they added. The deceased were returning home from work, police said. …
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January 5, 2018 -
Accident which need not have happened
Another train accident and what a ghastly one it was. Thirteen bogies of the Utkal Express from Puri to Hardwar just flew off the track at Khatauli last Saturday and settled on top of each other hitting even houses nearby killing 23 people and injuring many, some of them critically. The accident is all the …
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August 25, 2017 -
Explosives found on rail track in Jharkhand
Explosives were recovered from a rail track in Jharkhand’s Bokaro district on Wednesday, police said. Five gelatin sticks were found on the track near Chandrapura railway station. Some civilians alerted the police about it.
August 23, 2017 -
Basics ignored
Life comes cheap. That “basic” must figure prominently in any assessment of the massive railway smash at Pukhraya near Kanpur. Another “basic” is that there is little value to pointing accusing fingers in political directions ~ what are dubbed “accidents” have plagued the rail system down the decades. No minister has “escaped” gory censure, …
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November 22, 2016 -
Horrific train disaster near Kanpur kills 120
In one of the worst rail disasters in the country, at least 120 persons were killed and around 100 injured before dawn on Sunday when 14 coaches of the Indore-Patna Express derailed near Kanpur. The tragedy occurred when the coaches of the Patna-bound train ran off the rails shortly after 3 a.m. near Pukhrayan station, …
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November 20, 2016 -
Horrific train disaster near Kanpur kills 120
In one of the worst rail disasters in the country, at least 120 persons were killed and around 100 injured before dawn on Sunday when 14 coaches of the Indore-Patna Express derailed near Kanpur. The tragedy occurred when the coaches of the Patna-bound train ran off the rails shortly after 3 a.m. near Pukhrayan station, …
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November 20, 2016 -
Sonowal condoles loss of lives in Kanpur train accident
Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal on Sunday condoled the death of over 100 people in a train accident in Kanpur. In a statement, Sonowal said he was pained by the loss of so many lives due to the derailment of the Indore-Patna Express train in Kanpur early Sunday. “I wish speedy recovery of the injured,” …
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November 20, 2016