.svg)
2014 Khalilabad derailment
| 2014 Khalilabad derailment | |
|---|---|
| Details | |
| 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]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ "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.
Template:Railway accidents and incidents Template:Disasters in India
{{#seo:
|keywords=Railway accidents in 2014, Derailments in India, 2014 disasters in India, Sant Kabir Nagar district, May 2014 events in India, Railway accidents and incidents in Uttar Pradesh, History of Uttar Pradesh (1947–present)
|description=
}}
  | This Indian rail transport related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |