2014 Khalilabad derailment | |
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Details | |
Date | 26 May 2014 |
Location | Sant Kabir Nagar district, Uttar Pradesh |
Country | India |
Statistics | |
Trains | 2 |
Deaths | 40 |
Injured | 150 |
Damage | 2 trains |
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