2010 Badarwas train collision | |
Coordinates: | 24.97°N 77.57°W |
Date: | 20 September 2010 |
Time: | 5 a.m. local time |
Location: | Badarwas |
Country: | India |
Type: | Collision |
Cause: | Red signal overshot[1] |
Trains: | 2 |
Deaths: | 23[2] |
Injuries: | 30 |
The 2010 Badarwas train collision occurred on 20 September 2010, at Badarwas, Madhya Pradesh, India, when two trains collided with each other. Twenty-three people were reported dead as a result of the accident, and 30 people were reported injured.[2]
The accident happened at around 5 A.M. when a freight train rammed the stationary Indore-Gwalior Intercity Express from behind at Badarwas railway station, resulting in the piling up of the last three compartments of the Intercity express on top of one another.[2] [3]