2011 Alawwa rail accident

2011 Alawwa rail accident
Date 17 September 2011 (2011-09-17)
Location Alawwa
Country Sri Lanka
Operator Sri Lanka Railways
Type of incident Rear-end collision
Cause Human error
Statistics
Trains 2
Deaths 5
Injuries 30+
Damage Unknown

In the 2011 Alawwa rail accident, on September 17, 2011, 5 people were killed and over 30 injured when a passenger train Sri Lanka Railways S11 hit the rear of a stationary Intercity Express train of Sri Lanka Railways at Alawwa railway station in Sri Lanka on 17 September 2011. The accident may have been caused by human error, and the S11 train ran into the observation car at the end of the other train.[1]

Compensation

Compensation will be paid to the families of those killed, and to the injured.[2]

Other accidents

A much more serious and scary accident occurred near here in 2002. See Major accidents.

See also

References

  1. ↑ Death toll in Alawwa train accident rises to 5
  2. ↑ Compensation for victims of Alawwa train collision

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