On 26 May 2014, an express train travelling from Gorakhpur town to Hisar collided with a stationary goods train at Chureb railway station in Khalilabad north India, killing at least 40 people and injuring another 150.[1][2][3] Prime-minister-elect Narendra Modi expressed his condolences at the time, on Twitter.[4]
| 2014 Khalilabad derailment | |
|---|---|
| Details | |
| Date | 26 May 2014 |
| Location | Sant Kabir Nagar district, Uttar Pradesh |
| Country | India |
| Statistics | |
| Trains | 2 |
| Deaths | 40 |
| Injured | 150 |
| Damage | 2 trains |
Narendra Modi @narendramodi My condolences to families of those who lost their lives in the Gorakhdham express tragedy. Prayers with the injured.
26 May 2014[5]
References
edit- ^ "At least 40 killed in India train crash". Australia Network News. 27 May 2014. Archived from the original on 27 May 2014. Retrieved 29 May 2014.
- ^ "Train accident kills at least 40 in northern India". Yahoo! News. Associated Press. 26 May 2014. Archived from the original on 29 May 2014. Retrieved 29 May 2014.
- ^ "Timeline of major train accidents in recent years". The Indian Express. 4 May 2014. Archived from the original on 9 May 2014. Retrieved 29 May 2014.
- ^ "Deadly train crash in north India". BBC News. 26 May 2014. Archived from the original on 28 May 2014. Retrieved 29 May 2014.
- ^ Narendra Modi [@narendramodi] (26 May 2014). "My condolences to families of those who lost their lives in the Gorakhdham express tragedy. Prayers with the injured" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
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