Here are details of some of the most serious rail accidents in India over the past decades:
Image of the scene of a horrific train accident in India on June 2, 2023. Photo: Reuters
June 1981 : At least 800 people are killed when seven passenger train cars are blown off the tracks and into a river during a storm.
July 1988 : An express train derails and plunges into a lake due to high winds in southern India, killing at least 106 people.
August 1995 : At least 350 people are killed when two trains collide 200 km from Delhi.
Overview of the scene of the accident on Friday. Photo: Reuters
August 1999 : Two trains collided near Calcutta, killing at least 285 people.
October 2005 : Several carriages of a passenger train derail in Andhra Pradesh state. At least 77 people are killed.
July 2011 : About 70 people were killed and more than 300 injured when a mail train derailed in Fatehpur.
The death toll in the incident is expected to continue to rise. Photo: Reuters
November 2016 : About 146 people were killed and more than 200 injured when an express train derailed in Uttar Pradesh state.
January 2017 : At least 41 people were killed after several coaches of a passenger train derailed in Andhra Pradesh state.
October 2018 : A train plowed into a crowd gathered on the tracks for a festival in the Indian city of Amritsar, killing at least 59 people and injuring 57.
Hoang Ton (according to Reuters)
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