What the records say
- When
- 1 Sep 1957
- Kind
- Rail accident
- Coordinates
- 18.08° N, 77.48° W
- Description
- train wreck
- Deaths
- 179
- Injured
- 700
Placed at the area, not an exact site.
The source
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