2010 Badarwas train collision
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| Date | 20 September 2010 |
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| Time | 5 a.m. local time |
| Location | Badarwas |
| Coordinates | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
| Country | India |
| Type of incident | Collision |
| Cause | Red signal overshot[1] |
| Statistics | |
| Trains | 2 |
| Deaths | 23[2] |
| Injuries | 30 |
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 reported died as a result of the accident, and 30 people were reported injured.[2]
Accident
The accident happened at around 5 A.M. when the freight train rammed the stationary Gwalior Intercity Express from behind, 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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