Maharashtra train accident Know how many major train accidents in india
Maharashtra train accident ,Major train accident in Maharashtra. ‘Karnataka Express’ ran over 6 passengers in Jalgaon district. National media has reported this. Several injured. They have been rescued and admitted to a local hospital. The death toll is expected to rise as some are critical. Senior railway and police officials have reached the spot.
According to initial reports, a fire broke out in the Pushpak Express near Pachora railway station in Jalgaon. Passengers suddenly jumped off the train. At that time, the Karnataka Express coming from the opposite direction on the opposite track ran over them. Railway officials reached the spot and carried out rescue operations.
Many such accidents have happened on the railways in the recent past year. So let’s know about the major railway accidents that happened recently in India:
June 2, 2023
Two years ago, in the month of June, the Coromandel Express collided with a goods train in Balasore after colliding with the Bangalore-Howrah Superfast Express. More than 300 people were killed in this accident, while more than 1,000 people were injured.
October 29, 2023
On October 29, 2023, there was a collision between the Visakhapatnam-Palasa passenger train and the Visakhapatnam-Rayagada passenger train. 14 people died in this collision.
October 11, 2023
Bihar North East Express derailed on October 11, 2023. More than 70 people were injured in this accident.
August 25, 2023
A fire broke out in the Lucknow-Rameshwaram Bharat Gaurav train. Due to this fire, 9 passengers died while 20 others were injured.
January 13, 2022
On January 13, 2022, 12 coaches of the Bikaner-Guwahati Express derailed. In this, 9 passengers were killed while 36 others were injured.
131 railway accidents happened in last 3 years
According to the information given by the Railways through RTI, from 7 July 2021 to 17 June 2024, 131 train accidents have occurred in the country, out of which 92 are train derailment incidents. These accidents include 64 passenger trains and 28 freight trains. In the last three years, 2 passenger trains and 1 freight train have derailed every month.
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