2010 Badarwas train collision
Appearance
2010 Badarwas train collision | |
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Details | |
Date | 20 September 2010 5 a.m. local time |
Location | Badarwas |
Coordinates | 24°58′12″N 77°34′12″E / 24.97000°N 77.57000°E |
Country | India |
Incident type | Collision |
Cause | Red signal overshot[1] |
Statistics | |
Trains | 2 |
Deaths | 23[2] |
Injured | 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
[edit]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]
References
[edit]- ^ 23 killed, 50 injured in train collision in Madhya Pradesh
- ^ a b c 23 killed as freight train rams Gwalior Intercity
- ^ "Staff missing after train accident, RPF asked to search". Archived from the original on 22 September 2010. Retrieved 2 October 2010.
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