The collision between three trains which has left at least 288 dead and hundreds injured, is one of the deadliest accidents to befall India’s notoriously dangerous rail network. In the past two decades alone, the country has had at least 13 railway incidents that have left more than 50 people dead, including three caused by deliberate attacks. Here is a list of India’s ten worst train disasters, according to AFP records:1981, more than 800 killedIndia’s deadliest rail accident took place on June, 6, 1981, when a train derailed while crossing a bridge in eastern Bihar and plunged into the river below, killing between 800 and 1,000 people. 1956, at least 154 killedOn November, 23, 1956, a train plunged into the Marudyar river after a bridge was destroyed by flooding, leaving at least 154 dead and 115 injured. 2010, 146 killedOn May 28, 2010, a train derailed and crashed into a freight train around 135 kilometres (83 miles) west of Calcutta, in the eastern state of Bengal, killing 146 and injuring over 200.

Source: Punch June 04, 2023 02:36 UTC