Fatehpur derailment

In the railway accident in Fatehpur on July 10, 2011 derailed the Howrah - Kalka Express near Fatehpur, Uttar Pradesh, India. 70 dead and more than 300 injured were the result.

Starting position

The Howrah - Kalka Express of Indian Railways was from Howrah to Delhi road. He was filled with about 1,000 passengers.

The accident

In the vicinity of Fatehpur the train about 12 clock 20 derailed at a speed of 108 km / h It derailed 15 cars of the train. First, it was reported an emergency stop has been triggered. But the safety of railway traffic of Indian Railways was later through the conductor announced that an "error in the superstructure " to have been the cause of the derailment, maybe a broken rail.

Follow

For use came two rescue trains from Kanpur and Allahabad. In addition, more than 200 police officers and 100 soldiers were involved in the rescue operation. Part of the unfortunate car had to be opened with a cutting torch to free trapped passengers.