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[[File:Train accident2 North India November2009.JPG|thumb|Picture of the derailed wagons days after the accident.]]<br />
[[File:Train accident North India November2009.JPG|thumbnail|Another scene of the collision.]]<br />
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The '''Mathura train collision''' was a [[Train|passenger train]] [[collision]] that occurred at 05:00 local time (01:30 [[Coordinated Universal Time|UTC]]) in dark conditions near [[Mathura Junction railway station|Mathura]], in the state of [[Uttar Pradesh]], [[India]], on Wednesday, 20 October 2009. At least ten people were initially feared dead in the incident.<ref name="10 killed in Mathura train accident">{{cite web |url=http://sify.com/news/8203-10-killed-in-deadly-Mathura-train-collision-news-Features-jkvijXhhjch.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091024034737/http://sify.com/news/8203-10-killed-in-deadly-Mathura-train-collision-news-Features-jkvijXhhjch.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=2009-10-24|title=10 killed in Mathura train accident|accessdate=2009-11-01}}</ref> It occurred when the [[Goa Express]] rammed into the stationary [[Mewar Express]] from behind at an outer signal, about 3&nbsp;km from outer [[Mathura]]. Both the trains were headed for Delhi. Further details suggested that the death toll crossed 20.<ref name= "Train crash kills more than 20">{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/8317765.stm|title=Train crash kills more than 20|accessdate=2009-11-01|work=[[BBC News]] | date=2009-10-21}}</ref><br />
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==Derailment==<br />
According to S S Khurana, the [[Chairman Railway Board (India)|Chairman Railway Board]], the [[Goa Express]] hit the other train from behind at 4.50am just 3&nbsp;km from the outer signal of the [[Mathura]] junction station. Several coaches of both trains were reduced to mangled heaps of metal. The Indian Army had to be summoned with sophisticated gas cutters for rescue work. The [[Mewar Express]] had come to a halt after Munna Sajid, an [[undertrial]] who was being escorted by [[Rajasthan]] policemen, [[Emergency brake (train)|pulled the chain]]. Sajid, an alleged [[dacoit]] who was being brought for a hearing in [[Delhi]], reportedly escaped by jumping from the moving train. The railway ministry claimed that prima facie the accident was caused by "[[human error]]" and blamed the [[Goa Express]] drivers for failing to spot the signal warnings on the line. The driver, R K Chaturvedi, and assistant driver Laxmikant were taken off duty pending inquiry. An official said the driver wasn't drunk. "The engine of Goa Express ripped through the SLR van at the rear of the other train. Under the impact, the pantry car of the Goa Express which was at the farthest end of this train was also damaged. Two people in this coach -- both railway employees -- lost their lives," said SSP (Mathura) B D Paulson.{{citation needed|date=April 2019}}<br />
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See [times of India article 3 below]<ref name="Goa Express rams another train; 22 dead">{{cite news|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Goa-Express-rams-another-train-22-dead/articleshow/5147059.cms|title=Goa Express rams another train; 22 dead|accessdate=2009-11-01|work=[[The Times of India]]|first1=Dwaipayan|last1=Ghosh|first2=Neha|last2=Lalchandani|date=2009-10-22}}</ref><br />
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==Compensation==<br />
Railway minister [[Mamata Banerjee]] sought a [[Central Bureau of Investigation]] inquiry into the incident and announced an ex-gratia of Rs 5 lakh for the next of the kin of those killed in the train mishap. "The seriously injured passengers would receive Rs 1 lakh while those with minor injuries will get Rs 10,000," she said. In Mathura, UP agriculture minister Laxminarain Choudhry announced an ex-gratia of Rs 10 lakh for the next of the kin of the deceased besides offering a job.<br />
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== See also ==<br />
* [[Uttar Pradesh train accidents]]<br />
* [[List of Indian rail accidents]]<br />
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