Rail accident

Mahrawa derailment

31 May 2012 · 27.25° N, 80.75° E

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When
31 May 2012
Kind
Rail accident
Coordinates
27.25° N, 80.75° E
Description
2012 railway incident in Uttar Pradesh, India
Deaths
7

Placed at the region its description names, Uttar Pradesh.

Mahrawa derailment

2012 railway incident in Uttar Pradesh, India

The Mihrawan derailment occurred on 31 May 2012, when seven coaches of the Dehradun bound Doon Express derailed near Mihrawan in the Jaunpur district of Uttar Pradesh, India. The accident took place at 1.13 PM killing four and injuring fifty more instantly. Reacting to the incident, Railway Ministry spokesman Anil Saxena told the press that "While four of the coaches got tilted, three of them derailed.

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