2014 Khalilabad derailment
Rail accident in India
2014 Khalilabad derailment | |
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Date | 26 May 2014 |
Location | Sant Kabir Nagar district, Uttar Pradesh |
Country | India |
Statistics | |
Trains | 2 |
Deaths | 40 |
Injured | 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]
Narendra Modi @narendramodi My condolences to families of those who lost their lives in the Gorakhdham express tragedy. Prayers with the injured.
26 May 2014[5]
References
- ^ "At least 40 killed in India train crash". Australia Network News. 27 May 2014. Archived from the original on 27 May 2014. Retrieved 29 May 2014.
- ^ "Train accident kills at least 40 in northern India". Yahoo! News. Associated Press. 26 May 2014. Archived from the original on 29 May 2014. Retrieved 29 May 2014.
- ^ "Timeline of major train accidents in recent years". The Indian Express. 4 May 2014. Archived from the original on 9 May 2014. Retrieved 29 May 2014.
- ^ "Deadly train crash in north India". BBC News. 26 May 2014. Archived from the original on 28 May 2014. Retrieved 29 May 2014.
- ^ Narendra Modi [@narendramodi] (26 May 2014). "My condolences to families of those who lost their lives in the Gorakhdham express tragedy. Prayers with the injured" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
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Railway accidents and incidents in 2014 (2014)
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- Feb 8 Annot derailment, France
- Mar 24 Chicago train crash, United States
- Apr 5 Tasikmalaya derailment, Indonesia
- Apr 16 Jagiroad derailment, India
- Apr 24 Katanga derailment, DR Congo
- May 2 Seoul subway crash, South Korea
- May 20 Naro-Fominsk rail crash, Russia
- May 21 Bannan Line mass stabbing incident
- May 26 Khalilabad derailment, India
- Jul 15 Moscow Metro derailment, Russia
- Jul 16 Busan subway fire, South Korea
- Jul 17 Denguin rail crash, France
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- Aug 13 Tiefencastel derailment, Switzerland
- Aug 13 Taft Avenue Derailment and Collision
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