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}}The '''Jaunpur train crash''' was the result of an act of sabotage | }}The '''Jaunpur train crash''' was the result of an act of sabotage that caused the derailment of a passenger train at [[Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh|Jaunpur]] in [[Uttar Pradesh]], a state in Northern [[India]] on 13 May 2002. | ||
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==Overview== | |||
== Overview == | |||
The ''[[Shramjeevi Express]]'' was travelling from [[New Delhi]] to [[Patna]] at a time of high tension between Muslim and Hindu groups in the area . The train derailed suddenly after hitting a broken rail, throwing the carriages in the air and dragging thirteen of them off the rails, some into each other.<ref>{{cite news|title=Patna-bound train derails, 12 killed|url=http://www.thehindu.com/2002/05/13/stories/2002051304390100.htm|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]|date=13 May 2002}}{{dead link|date=April 2021|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> | The ''[[Shramjeevi Express]]'' was travelling from [[New Delhi]] to [[Patna]] at a time of high tension between Muslim and Hindu groups in the area . The train derailed suddenly after hitting a broken rail, throwing the carriages in the air and dragging thirteen of them off the rails, some into each other.<ref>{{cite news|title=Patna-bound train derails, 12 killed|url=http://www.thehindu.com/2002/05/13/stories/2002051304390100.htm|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]|date=13 May 2002}}{{dead link|date=April 2021|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> | ||
There was no fire, and local people and emergency services were able to rescue everyone from the wreckage promptly and effectively, with the 80 injured receiving medical care at local hospitals. Twelve passengers were reported to have been killed as a result of the crash, all in one carriage | There was no fire, and local people and emergency services were able to rescue everyone from the wreckage promptly and effectively, with the 80 injured receiving medical care at local hospitals. Twelve passengers were reported to have been killed as a result of the crash, all in one carriage that rolled over. | ||
Following the incident, reports from local police surfaced indicating that the train had derailed because somebody had removed restraining fishplates from the rails, thus causing them to shift out of alignment as successive trains passed over them.<ref>{{cite news|title=Sabotage blamed for India train crash|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/1984014.stm|website=BBC News|date=13 May 2002}}</ref> These plates had not been stolen, but had been deliberately removed and left in the vicinity, indicating a terrorist attack. This opinion was confirmed by subsequent investigations into the accident.<ref>{{cite web|title=Sabotage led to Shramjeevi Express mishap: Probe|url=http://www.rediff.com/news/2002/may/26rail.htm|website=www.rediff.com}}</ref> | Following the incident, reports from local police surfaced indicating that the train had derailed because somebody had removed restraining fishplates from the rails, thus causing them to shift out of alignment as successive trains passed over them.<ref>{{cite news|title=Sabotage blamed for India train crash|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/1984014.stm|website=BBC News|date=13 May 2002}}</ref> These plates had not been stolen, but had been deliberately removed and left in the vicinity, indicating a terrorist attack. This opinion was confirmed by subsequent investigations into the accident.<ref>{{cite web|title=Sabotage led to Shramjeevi Express mishap: Probe|url=http://www.rediff.com/news/2002/may/26rail.htm|website=www.rediff.com}}</ref> | ||