What the records say
- When
- 17 Sep 2011
- Kind
- Rail accident
- Coordinates
- 7.29° N, 80.24° E
- Description
- railway incident in Sri Lanka
- Deaths
- 5
2011 Alawwa rail accident
Railway incident in Sri Lanka
The 2011 Alawwa rail accident, occurred on the evening of Saturday 17 September 2011, when a passenger train, Sri Lanka Railways S11, drove into an observation car at the back of a stationary Intercity Express train near the Alawwa railway station, approximately 60 km (37 mi) northeast of Colombo.
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