Accident ferroviaire

Peruman railway accident

8 juil. 1988 · 8.97° N, 76.61° E

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8 juil. 1988
Type
Accident ferroviaire
Coordonnées
8.97° N, 76.61° E
Description
1988 public transit disaster in Kollam, Kerala, India
Deaths
105

Peruman railway accident

1988 public transit disaster in Kollam, Kerala, India

The Peruman railway accident occurred on 8 July 1988 when an Island Express train derailed on the Peruman bridge over Ashtamudi Lake in Kerala, India and fell into the water, killing 105 people. The cause was never established, but was blamed on track alignment and faulty wheels, possibly compounded by a failure to notify maintenance workers about the approach of a delayed train that had been making-up time by travel…

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