2010 Badarwas train collision

2010 Badarwas train collision
Date 20 September 2010
Time 5 a.m. local time
Location Badarwas
Coordinates 24°58′12″N 77°34′12″E / 24.97000°N 77.57000°E / 24.97000; 77.57000Coordinates: 24°58′12″N 77°34′12″E / 24.97000°N 77.57000°E / 24.97000; 77.57000
Country India
Type of incident Collision
Cause Red signal overshot[1]
Statistics
Trains 2
Deaths 23[2]
Injuries 30

The 2010 Badarwas train collision occurred on 20 September 2010, at Badarwas, Madhya Pradesh, India, when two trains collided with each other. Twenty-three people were reported dead as a result of the accident, and 30 people were reported injured.[2]

Accident

The accident happened at around 5 A.M. when a freight train rammed the stationary Indore-Gwalior Intercity Express from behind at Badarwas railway station, resulting in the piling up of the last three compartments of the Intercity express on top of one another.[2][3]

References

  1. ↑ 23 killed, 50 injured in train collision in Madhya Pradesh
  2. 1 2 3 23 killed as freight train rams Gwalior Intercity
  3. ↑ "Staff missing after train accident, RPF asked to search". Archived from the original on 2010-09-22. Retrieved 2010-10-02.
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