2010 Badarwas train collision explained

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]

Accident

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]

Notes and References

  1. http://indiatoday.intoday.in/site/Story/113319/India/23-killed,-50-injured-in-train-collision-in-madhya-pradesh.html 23 killed, 50 injured in train collision in Madhya Pradesh
  2. http://www.thehindu.com/news/states/other-states/article700390.ece 23 killed as freight train rams Gwalior Intercity
  3. Web site: Staff missing after train accident, RPF asked to search . 2010-10-02 . https://web.archive.org/web/20100922220130/http://www.hindustantimes.com/Staff-missing-after-train-accident-RPF-asked-to-search/Article1-602489.aspx . 2010-09-22 . dead .