Guwahati Railway Accident

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In the Guwahati railway accident on May 30, 1977, the bridge over the Beki River near Guwahati in the Indian state of Assam collapsed under a train. The train crashed into the river. 45 people died and 100 more were injured.

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Remarks

  1. ^ Peter WB Semmens: Catastrophes on rails. A worldwide documentation. Transpress, Stuttgart 1996, ISBN 3-344-71030-3 , p. 184, gives 85 deaths.

Individual evidence

  1. vishwakarmisutar.wordpress.com; Railway India; The Daily News.