Fatehpur derailment
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The Fatehpur derailment was the derailment of a train near Fatehpur, Uttar Pradesh
, India
on Sunday, 10 July 2011. Seventy people were killed and more than 300 injured in the accident. The cause of the accident is not yet known, however, sources state that the train derailed following the sudden use of the emergency brake.
derailed near Malwan. The train had left Howrah and was heading towards New Delhi when the incident happened. The number of passengers on board was not immediately known, though initial reports said that up to a thousand people were on the train at the time.
The train was travelling at a speed of 108 km/h on the Howrah - New Delhi Line when it derailed.
Fire and sparks were reported in the AC compartments of the train. The coaches were being cut with gas cutters and more than 200 policemen were involved in conducting rescue operations.
deployed 100 soldiers to the accident site, and two rescue trains from Kanpur and Allahabad also went to the location.
As per ToI report dated 05-08-2011; it was a fault in the rail track that derailed the Delhi-bound Howrah-Kalka Mail on July 10, where 70 people were killed.
The inquiry conducted by chief commissioner of railway safety in its preliminary report revealed that the cause of the accident was ``failure of equipment -permanent way", or a breakage in the rail track.
Uttar Pradesh
Uttar Pradesh abbreviation U.P. , is a state located in the northern part of India. With a population of over 200 million people, it is India's most populous state, as well as the world's most populous sub-national entity...
, India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
on Sunday, 10 July 2011. Seventy people were killed and more than 300 injured in the accident. The cause of the accident is not yet known, however, sources state that the train derailed following the sudden use of the emergency brake.
Overview
The accident occurred at 12:20, when the 15 coaches of Howrah-Kalka MailKalka Mail
Kalka Mail is the name of a train in India connecting Howrah near Calcutta in the eastern state of West Bengal to Kalka, the railhead for Simla, the hill station and one-time summer capital of India.-Speed:...
derailed near Malwan. The train had left Howrah and was heading towards New Delhi when the incident happened. The number of passengers on board was not immediately known, though initial reports said that up to a thousand people were on the train at the time.
The train was travelling at a speed of 108 km/h on the Howrah - New Delhi Line when it derailed.
Fire and sparks were reported in the AC compartments of the train. The coaches were being cut with gas cutters and more than 200 policemen were involved in conducting rescue operations.
Rescue
The Indian ArmyIndian Army
The Indian Army is the land based branch and the largest component of the Indian Armed Forces. With about 1,100,000 soldiers in active service and about 1,150,000 reserve troops, the Indian Army is the world's largest standing volunteer army...
deployed 100 soldiers to the accident site, and two rescue trains from Kanpur and Allahabad also went to the location.
As per ToI report dated 05-08-2011; it was a fault in the rail track that derailed the Delhi-bound Howrah-Kalka Mail on July 10, where 70 people were killed.
The inquiry conducted by chief commissioner of railway safety in its preliminary report revealed that the cause of the accident was ``failure of equipment -permanent way", or a breakage in the rail track.