Kuneru railway accident

The route of the Hirakhand Express

In the railway accident in Kuneru on January 21, 2017, an express train derailed near the train station in Kuneru , Vizianagaram , Andhra Pradesh , India . 41 people died.

Starting position

The Hirakhand Express , the scheduled train 18448 of the East Coast Railway , the regional railway company of Indian Railways , was on the way from Jagdalpur to Bhubaneswar . He drove 21 passenger cars , one baggage car and was pulled by a diesel locomotive. About 600 travelers were on the train.

the accident

On January 21, 2017 at around 11 p.m., the train's locomotive and nine passenger cars derailed near Kuneru Station. A large number of the other wagons on the train were damaged in the accident . The cause of the accident is still unknown. Sabotage, initially suspected by the railway, was ruled out by the police. The railway is now assuming defective brakes or an error by the locomotive driver .

consequences

41 people died, 68 were also injured.

The following parts of this section seem since 2017 is out of date to be : results of the investigation?
Please help to research and insert the missing information .

According to N. Chandrababu Naidu , Prime Minister of Andhra Pradesh , the accident investigation began on January 22, 2017. The Railway Safety Commissioner will investigate the accident.

Web links

• Joseph Hinks: Investigation Into India Train Crash Launched as Death Toll Rises to 41 . In: Time from January 23, 2017. Retrieved January 24, 2017.
• NN: Jagdalpur-Bhubaneswar Hirakhand Express derails LIVE updates: 39 dead, Railways suspect sabotage; Suresh Prabhu meets victims' family . In: The Indian Express, January 22, 2017. Retrieved January 24, 2017.
• NN: Railway derailed in India. Dozens of people die in train wrecks . In: NTV of January 22, 2017. Retrieved January 24, 2017.
• NN: 23 killed as Jagdalpur-Bhubaneswar Express derails . In: The Economic Times of India January 22, 2017. Retrieved January 24, 2017.
• Akshaya Kumar Sahoo: Hirakhand Express derails in AP; 25 fear killed, 200 others injured . In: The Deccan Chronicle, January 22, 2017. Retrieved January 24, 2017.

Remarks

1. ↑ A photo with Hinks: Investigation , shows the kilometer marker 366.2.

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Sahoo: Hirakhand Express .
2. ↑ NN: 23 killed .
3. ↑ NN: 23 killed .
4. ^ NN: Jagdalpur-Bhubaneswar Hirakhand Express derails .
5. ↑ Hinks: Investigation .
6. ^ NN: Railway derailed in India .
7. ↑ NN: 23 killed .
8. ^ NN: Jagdalpur-Bhubaneswar Hirakhand Express derails .
9. ^ NN: Railway derailed in India .
10. ↑ Hinks: Investigation .
11. ^ NN: Jagdalpur-Bhubaneswar Hirakhand Express derails .