| Date | 26 May 2014 |
|---|---|
| Location | Sant Kabir Nagar district, Uttar Pradesh |
| Location city | Khalilabad |
| Country | India |
| Trains | 2 |
| Deaths | 40 |
| Injuries | 150 |
| Damage | 2 trains |
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.[1][2][3] Prime-minister-elect Narendra Modi expressed his condolences at the time, on Twitter.[4]
References
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- ^ "Train accident kills at least 40 in northern India". Yahoo! News. Associated Press. 26 May 2014. Archived 29 May 2014 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 29 May 2014.
- ^ "Timeline of major train accidents in recent years". The Indian Express. 4 May 2014. Archived 9 May 2014 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 29 May 2014.
- ^ "Deadly train crash in north India". BBC News. 26 May 2014. Archived 28 May 2014 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 29 May 2014.