Fatehpur derailment

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Fatehpur derailment
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Date10 July 2011
12:20 IST (UTC+05:30)
Location Fatehpur, Uttar Pradesh, India
CountryIndia
Line Howrah–Delhi main line
Operator Indian Railways
Incident typeDerailment
Statistics
Trains1
Deaths70
Injured300+
Damage15 coaches derailed.

The Fatehpur derailment was the derailment of the train Kalka Mail near Fatehpur, Uttar Pradesh, India on Sunday, 10 July 2011. Seventy people were killed and more than 300 injured in the derailment. [1] Sources said that the train derailed following the sudden use of the emergency brake. [2]

Overview

The crash occurred at 12:20, when the 15 coaches of Howrah-Kalka Mail derailed near Malwan. [3] The train had left Howrah and was heading towards Kalka when the incident happened. [3] The number of passengers on board was not immediately known, though initial reports said that up to 1000 people were on the train at the time. [4]

The train was travelling at the speed of 108 km/h on the Howrah - New Delhi Line when it derailed. [3]

Fire and sparks were reported in the AC compartments of the train. [2] The coaches were being cut with gas cutters and more than 200 policemen were involved in conducting rescue operations. [5]

The Indian Army deployed 100 soldiers to the site, and two rescue trains from Kanpur and Prayagraj (Formerly known as Allahabad) also went to the location. [6]

The Times of India reported that a fault in the rail track caused the derailment. The inquiry conducted by chief commissioner of railway safety in its preliminary report revealed that the cause of the derailment was "failure of equipment -permanent way", or a breakage in the rail track.

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References

  1. ↑ indianexpress.com (12 July 2011). "Toll climbs to 70, 300 injured" . Retrieved 29 July 2011.
  2. 1 2 "Kalka Train Accident by OneIndia". OneIndia. Retrieved 10 July 2011.
  3. 1 2 3 "Times of India - Kalka Accident". The Times of India . 10 July 2011. Archived from the original on 6 August 2011. Retrieved 10 July 2011.
  4. ↑ "India: Train crash in Uttar Pradesh kills dozens". BBC News Online. 10 July 2011. Archived from the original on 12 July 2011. Retrieved 11 July 2011.
  5. ↑ "CNBC TV 18 Report on Kalka Accident". CNBC TV 18. Retrieved 10 July 2011.
  6. ↑ "Kalka Derailment by News Worms". News Worms. 10 July 2011. Archived from the original on 17 March 2012. Retrieved 10 July 2011.

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