What the records say
- When
- 2 Dec 2000
- Kind
- Rail accident
- Coordinates
- 30.56° N, 76.48° E
- Description
- 2000 railway incident in Punjab, India
- Deaths
- 46
- Injured
- 150
Sarai Banjara train disaster
2000 railway incident in Punjab, India
The Sarai Banjara rail disaster occurred on 2 December 2000, when a derailed freight train crossed onto the opposite track early in the morning in Punjab, India. A Howrah–Amritsar Express a passenger train coming from other direction hit the freight train head-on at speed, killing 46 people and injuring at least 150.
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