2017 Khatauli train derailment

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Khatauli train derailment
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Date19 August 2017
around 5:45 pm (IST)
Location Khatauli, Muzaffarnagar, Uttar Pradesh
Coordinates 29°16′34″N77°43′52″E / 29.276°N 77.731°E / 29.276; 77.731
Country India
Incident type Derailment
Statistics
Trains1
Deaths23
Injured156
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Kalingautikal Express

On 19 August 2017, the Kalinga Utkal Express train derailed near Khatauli in Muzaffarnagar district of Uttar Pradesh, India causing fatalities: [1] 23 people were killed and 156 others were injured. [2] This was the fourth major passenger train derailment in 2017 and the third in Uttar Pradesh. [3]

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Accident

On 19 August 2017, around 5:45 pm (IST), 14 of the 23 coaches of the Kalinga Utkal Express derailed near Khatauli in the Muzaffarnagar district of Uttar Pradesh. The train was heading from Puri in Odisha to Haridwar in Uttarakhand. [4] [5] [6] The accident occurred because the Haridwar-bound train sped along track that was undergoing repair without being warned beforehand.

Twenty-three people were killed in the accident, according to the Uttar Pradesh police. [7] According to Uttar Pradesh's Minister of Industrial Development Satish Mahana, 174 injured were admitted to different hospitals. [8]

Aftermath

Media footage showed coaches mounted on top of one another, while one carriage crashed into a house beside the track. [4] National Disaster Response Force personnel rushed to the scene to join the rescue operation. [9] Rescuers used metal cutters and cranes to reach inside the damaged coaches. [10]

According to the Indian railway ministry, three trains were cancelled and six were diverted following the accident. The 14521/14522 Ambala-Delhi-Ambala Intercity Express, 18478 Haridwar-Puri Utkal Kalinga Express and the 14682 Jalandhar-New Delhi Intercity Express were cancelled. Meanwhile, the railways also issued some helpline numbers. [11]

Response

India's Railways minister Suresh Prabhu announced an ex-gratia of ₨ 3.5 lakh each to the next of kin of the deceased and ₨ 50,000 for each seriously injured passengers. ₨ 25,000 was announced for passengers with minor injuries. [9]

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi expressed his grief over the accident in a series of tweets. He further said, "My thoughts are with the families of the deceased. I wish those injured a speedy recovery. The situation is being monitored very closely by the Railways Ministry. Railways Ministry & UP Government are doing everything possible & providing all assistance required in the wake of the train derailment." [12]

Indian President Ram Nath Kovind said, "Sad at train derailment in UP; my thoughts are with deceased & their families. Injured are being rescued & provided relief." [12]

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References

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  2. ↑ "Desperate search to find survivors as train crash in India kills 23 and injures 156". The Telegraph. 20 August 2017. Retrieved 22 August 2017.
  3. ↑ "At least 20 dead after Indian train derails in Uttar Pradesh". The Guardian . Reuters. 19 August 2017. Retrieved 20 August 2017.
  4. 1 2 Dilshad, Mohammed (20 August 2017). "At Least 23 Killed, 72 Injured As Utkal Express Derails in UP's Muzaffarnagar". NDTV . Retrieved 19 August 2017.
  5. ↑ Wilkes, Tommy; Phartiyal, Sankalp (19 August 2017). "Train derails in Uttar Pradesh, killing about 20 and injuring scores more". Reuters. Retrieved 4 June 2023.
  6. ↑ Niazi, Shuriah (19 August 2017). "23 dead as train derails in northern India". Anadolu Agency. Retrieved 20 August 2017.
  7. ↑ "Train derails in UP's Muzaffarnagar". The Times of India . 20 August 2017. Retrieved 20 August 2017.
  8. ↑ Bharadwaj, Vashistha (20 August 2017). "Utkal Express derails in Muzaffarnagar Highlights: Death toll rises to 23, railway tracks found broken, Cong targets PM Modi over accident". Hindustan Times . Retrieved 20 August 2017.
  9. 1 2 "14 coaches of Kalinga Utkal Express derail in Muzaffarnagar; 23 dead, scores injured". The Economic Times . Indo-Asian News Service. 19 August 2017. Archived from the original on 21 August 2017. Retrieved 19 August 2017.
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  11. ↑ "Utkal Express derailment: 3 trains cancelled, 6 diverted". Indian Express . Press Trust of India. 20 August 2017. Retrieved 19 August 2017.
  12. 1 2 "Muzaffarnagar train accident: At least 23 killed as 14 coaches of Utkal Express derail". Indian Express . 19 August 2017. Retrieved 20 August 2017.
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