2014 Khalilabad derailment explained

2014 Khalilabad derailment
Date:26 May 2014
Location:Sant Kabir Nagar district, Uttar Pradesh
Location City:Khalilabad
Country:India
Trains:2
Deaths:40
Injuries:150
Damage:2 trains

On 26 May 2014, an express train travelling from Gorakhpur town to Hisar collided with a stationary goods train at Chureb railway station in Khalilabad north India, killing at least 40 people and injuring another 150.[1] [2] [3] Prime-minister-elect Narendra Modi expressed his condolences at the time, on Twitter.[4]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: At least 40 killed in India train crash . Australia Network News . 27 May 2014 . 29 May 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140527165846/http://www.abc.net.au/news/2014-05-26/several-killed-in-india-train-crash/5479374 . 27 May 2014 . live .
  2. Web site: Train accident kills at least 40 in northern India . . . 26 May 2014 . 29 May 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140529124357/http://news.yahoo.com/train-accident-kills-least-40-northern-india-112707419.html . 29 May 2014 . live .
  3. News: Timeline of major train accidents in recent years . . 4 May 2014 . 29 May 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140509160758/http://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-others/chronology-of-major-train-accidents-in-recent-years/ . 9 May 2014 . live .
  4. News: Deadly train crash in north India . . 26 May 2014 . 29 May 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140528042459/http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-27573997 . 28 May 2014 . live .

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