Fatehpur railway accident
In the Fatehpur railway accident on July 10, 2011, the Howrah Kalka Express derailed near Fatehpur , Uttar Pradesh , India . 70 dead and more than 300 injured were the result.
Starting position
The Howrah-Kalka Express of Indian Railways was from Howrah to Delhi go. It was occupied with about 1000 passengers .
the accident
Near Fatehpur the derailed train at about 12 o'clock for 20 hours at a speed of 108 km /. 15 wagons of the train derailed. First it was reported that an emergency braking had been triggered. Later, however, it was announced by the head of security in rail traffic of Indian Railways that a "fault in the superstructure " should have been the cause of the derailment, perhaps a broken rail .
consequences
Two rescue trains from Kanpur and Allahabad were used . In addition, more than 200 police officers and 100 soldiers were involved in the rescue operation. Some of the wagons involved in the accident had to be opened with cutting torches in order to free trapped passengers.
Individual evidence
- ↑ indianexpress.com: Toll climbs to 70, 300 injured v. July 12, 2011.
- ↑ BBC News Online: Train crash in Uttar Pradesh kills dozens ( Memento from July 11, 2011 on WebCite ) v. July 10, 2011
- ↑ Times of India: Kalka Accident v. July 10, 2011.
- ↑ OneIndia: Kalka Train Accident v. July 10, 2011.
- ↑ Times of India, August 5, 2011.
- ↑ CNBC TV 18: Kalka Express derailed in UP, 35 dead v. July 10, 2011; News Worms: Kalka Derailment ( Memento of the original from March 17th, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. v. July 10, 2011.
Coordinates: 25 ° 55 ′ 12.3 ″ N , 80 ° 47 ′ 45.1 ″ E