Khatauli train derailment | |
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Details | |
Date | 19 August 2017 around 5:45 pm (IST) |
Location | Khatauli, Muzaffarnagar, Uttar Pradesh |
Coordinates | 29°16′34″N 77°43′52″E / 29.276°N 77.731°E |
Country | India |
Incident type | Derailment |
Statistics | |
Trains | 1 |
Deaths | 23 |
Injured | 156 |
On 19 August 2017, the Kalinga Utkal Express train derailed near Khatauli in Muzaffarnagar district of Uttar Pradesh, India causing fatalities:[1] 23 people were killed and 156 others were injured.[2] This was the fourth major passenger train derailment in 2017 and the third in Uttar Pradesh.[3]