2014 Khalilabad derailment

On 26 May 2014, an express train travelling from Gorakhpur town to Hisar collided with a stationary goods train at Chureb railway station in Khalilabadin 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]

Narendra Modi Twitter
@narendramodi

My condolences to families of those who lost their lives in the Gorakhdham express tragedy. Prayers with the injured.

26 May 2014[5]

2014 Khalilabad derailment
Details
Date26 May 2014
LocationSant Kabir Nagar district, Uttar Pradesh
CountryIndia
Statistics
Trains2
Deaths40
Injuries150
Damage2 trains

References
  1. "At least 40 killed in India train crash". Australia Network News. 27 May 2014. Archived from the original on 27 May 2014. Retrieved 29 May 2014.
  2. "Train accident kills at least 40 in northern India". Yahoo! News. Associated Press. 26 May 2014. Archived from the original on 29 May 2014. Retrieved 29 May 2014.
  3. "Timeline of major train accidents in recent years". The Indian Express. 4 May 2014. Archived from the original on 9 May 2014. Retrieved 29 May 2014.
  4. "Deadly train crash in north India". BBC News. 26 May 2014. Archived from the original on 28 May 2014. Retrieved 29 May 2014.
  5. Narendra Modi [@narendramodi] (26 May 2014). "My condolences to families of those who lost their lives in the Gorakhdham express tragedy. Prayers with the injured" (Tweet) – via Twitter.


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