Mansi railway accident

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In the railway accident at Mansi on June 6, 1981, after an emergency braking, the Kalka Mail derailed on a bridge over the Bagmati near Mansi in the Indian state of Bihar and fell into the river, which had been swollen by the monsoon . At least 250, but probably even 600 deaths were the result.

Starting position

The train was on its way between Mansi and Saharsa . The locomotive pulled nine passenger cars , more than 500 passengers are said to have been on the train, maybe even 1000.

the accident

The engine driver triggered an emergency brake at cruising speed when he noticed a holy cow on the track . According to the photos of the scene of the accident, the superstructure on the bridge must have slipped and the last seven wagons of the train tipped into the river. This cause of the accident is not entirely beyond doubt. The sources cite a number of other factors that may have played a role: a cyclone , a tidal wave, or a brake failure . The wagons immediately sank in the muddy waters of the flooding river.

consequences

The conditions for saving survivors and recovering the dead were unfavorable. It took a long time for helpers to arrive at the scene of the accident. However, they then searched the entire area for survivors for five days. Also divers were used, but not much brought because of the muddy water. Because of the flooding, it can be assumed that many bodies were washed away from the river. Several hundred are assumed.

Since the exact number of victims is not known, it is also difficult to determine where this accident falls on the list of the most serious railway accidents. It could have been the second heaviest in the world. It is certainly the worst accident in Indian railway history .

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ NN: Worst .
  2. ^ So: Encyclopedia Britannica; Shaisha speaks of "more than 200" dead; NN: The world's worst railroad disasters says that more than 200 bodies have been recovered; NN: Top 10 speaks of 268 dead and 300 missing, NN: 1981 of about 600 dead, which includes 286 recovered corpses and more than 300 missing persons whose bodies were never found; as well; NN: Worst .
  3. ↑ Shaisha.
  4. ↑ NN: The world's worst railroad disasters assumes at least 800 passengers.
  5. ↑ NN: 1981 .
  6. ↑ NN: Top 10 .
  7. ↑ NN: Great .
  8. ^ Encyclopedia Britannica.
  9. ^ So NN: The world's worst railroad disasters .
  10. ↑ NN: Top 10 ; NN: 1981 .

Coordinates: 25 ° 34 ′ 20.4 "  N , 86 ° 35 ′ 25.4"  E