What the records say
- When
- 26 Nov 1998
- Kind
- Rail accident
- Coordinates
- 30.74° N, 76.17° E
- Description
- 1998 train collision near Khanna, Punjab, India
- Deaths
- 212
1998 Khanna rail collision
1998 train collision near Khanna, Punjab, India
The Khanna rail disaster occurred on 26 November 1998 near Khanna on the Khanna-Ludhiana section of India's Northern Railway in Punjab, at 03:15 when the Calcutta-bound Jammu Tawi-Sealdah Express collided with six derailed coaches of the Amritsar-bound "Frontier Mail" which were lying in its path. At least 212 people were killed; the trains were estimated to be carrying 2,500 passengers.
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