2010 Badarwas train collision

The 2010 Badarwas train collision occurred on 20 September 2010, at Badarwas, Madhya Pradesh, India, when two trains collided with each other. Twenty-three people were reported dead as a result of the accident, and 30 people were reported injured.[2]

2010 Badarwas train collision
Details
Date20 September 2010
5 a.m. local time
LocationBadarwas
Coordinates24°58′12″N 77°34′12″E
CountryIndia
Incident typeCollision
CauseRed signal overshot[1]
Statistics
Trains2
Deaths23[2]
Injured30

Accident

The accident happened at around 5 A.M. when a freight train rammed the stationary Indore-Gwalior Intercity Express from behind at Badarwas railway station, resulting in the piling up of the last three compartments of the Intercity express on top of one another.[2][3]

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