Firozabad rail disaster

Firozabad rail disaster is the second most worst rail accident in India after the Bihar train derailment. It occurred on 20 August 1995 near Firozabad, Uttar Pradesh, India.

Accident

The crash happened at 02:55 ^[1]when a passenger train named Kalindi Express from Kanpur Railway station collided with Purushottam Express from Puri. At first the Kalindi Express from Kanpur Railway station struck a cow but was unable to proceed further as its brakes were damaged. Next the Purushottam Express from Puri struck the Kalindi Express behind with a speed of 70 kph.^[2]

The last three carriages of the Kalindi Express and two carriages along with the engine of Purushottam Express were destroyed. About 358 passengers were killed.^[3]

Reference

↑ "Feature". Pib.nic.in. Retrieved 2012-09-01.
↑ "The Leading Emergency Management Site on the Net". Emergency-management.net. Archived from the original on 2010-03-07. Retrieved 2012-09-01.
↑ "The world's worst train accidents since 1900". The Independent. London. Retrieved 2012-09-01.^{[permanent dead link]}

[autogenerated1-1] "Feature". Pib.nic.in. Retrieved 2012-09-01.

[2] "The Leading Emergency Management Site on the Net". Emergency-management.net. Archived from the original on 2010-03-07. Retrieved 2012-09-01.

[3] "The world's worst train accidents since 1900". The Independent. London. Retrieved 2012-09-01.^{[permanent dead link]}

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