Penukonda railway accident
In the railway accident in Penukonda on May 22, 2012, a passenger train ran into a freight train in the station of Penukonda in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh . 25 people died.
Starting position
A freight train was parked in Penukonda station waiting to exit. Against 3:15 in the morning to the train station on the approaching railway Gooty - Yelahanka the South Western Railway , a unit of the Indian Railways , the Hampi Express , which of Guntakal to Bangalore was away on the road and still about 150 km from its destination station. The entry signal of the station showed "stop" for the train, but was not equipped with a train control.
the accident
The Hampi Express ran over the entry signal showing "Halt", which was not perceived by the engine driver and his assistant for an unknown reason. When they saw that they were approaching the tail end of the freight train, they released an emergency brake and jumped from the locomotive . Both survived injured. However, the remaining braking distance was no longer sufficient to stop the train before the collision. He hit the tail of the freight train. The locomotive climbed onto the end car of the freight train and the four following cars derailed, a mixed passenger and baggage car , two seating cars and a sleeping car . A fire broke out in the baggage area. 16 people were burned here. The third car hit the second, partially crushing it under itself.
consequences
A total of 25 people died in this railway accident and more than 100 others were injured. Many of the victims came from Bellary, Hubli and Hospet in Karnataka , workers on their way to Bangalore. Seventeen women died in a car reserved for women, which was the most damaged. A rescue train from Bangalore was driven to the scene of the accident for the rescue work.
Web links
- NN: Deadly train crash in south India's Andhra Pradesh . In: BBC News v. May 22, 2012.
- NN: 5 killed, 30 injured as Hampi Express collides with good train . In: CNN v. May 20, 2012
- NN: Hampi Express accident: 25 dead; minister blames driver, says he jumped signal . In: PTI v. May 22, 2012.
- NN: Hampi Express rams with stationary goods train; 15 killed, several injured . In: News Track India v. May 22, 2012.
- NN: 25 the as Express rams goods train . In: CNN / IBN Live v. May 24, 2012.
- NN: 25 killed, 43 injured as Hampi Express rams into goods train . In: India TV News v. May 22, 2012.
- NN: 21 killed as passenger train collides with goods train . In: CNN / IBN Live v. May 22, 2012.
- Aparajita Ray et al. B. Krishna Prasad: Hampi Express collides with goods train in Andhra, 25 killed . In: The Times of India v. May 22, 2012.
Individual evidence
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- ↑ Ray: Hampi Express collides .
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Coordinates: 14 ° 6 ′ 0.7 ″ N , 77 ° 35 ′ 35 ″ E