Rail accident

1956 Mahbubnagar train accident

2 Sep 1956 · 16.75° N, 78.07° E

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When
2 Sep 1956
Kind
Rail accident
Coordinates
16.75° N, 78.07° E
Description
1956 train accident in India
Deaths
117

1956 Mahbubnagar train accident

1956 train accident in India

The 1956 Mahbubnagar train accident was a train accident in Hyderabad state, India on the Secunderabad-Dronachalam line between Jadcherla and Mahbubnagar on 2 September 1956. A train fell into a river killing at least 125 passengers after a bridge collapsed as a result of damages by torrential rain.

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