What the records say
- When
- 26 May 2014
- Kind
- Rail accident
- Coordinates
- 26.78° N, 82.98° E
- Description
- rail accident in India
- Deaths
- 40
- Injured
- 150
2014 Khalilabad derailment
Rail accident in India
On 26 May 2014, an express train travelling from Gorakhpur town to Hisar collided with a stationary goods train at Chureb railway station in Khalilabad north India, killing at least 40 people and injuring another 150. Prime-minister-elect Narendra Modi expressed his condolences at the time, on Twitter.
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