Aab-e-Gum derailment
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The Aab-e-Gum derailment occurred on 17 November 2015 at {{rws|Aab-e-Gum}}, Balochistan, Pakistan when the Jaffar Express passenger train derailed. Twenty people were killed and 96 were injured.
Accident
The Jaffar Express, travelling from {{rws|Rawalpindi}} to {{rws|Quetta}}, derailed at {{rws|Aab-e-Gum}}. Four carriages were derailed. At least twenty people were killed and 96 were injured, including about a dozen with critical injuries,{{cite web |url=http://www.newkerala.com/news/2015/fullnews-149264.html |title=20 die as train derails in Pakistan |publisher=New Kerala |date=17 November 2015 |accessdate=18 November 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151119115202/http://www.newkerala.com/news/2015/fullnews-149264.html |archive-date=19 November 2015 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all }}{{cite web |url=http://www.dawn.com/news/1220505/death-toll-from-jaffar-express-accident-climbs-to-19 |title=Death toll from Jaffar Express accident climbs to 19 |first=Syed Ali |last=Shah |publisher=Dawn |date=17 November 2015 |accessdate=18 November 2015}} and 33 with serious injuries. Both train crew were amongst the victims. The seriously injured were airlifted to hospital in Quetta by Pakistan Army Mil Mi-17 helicopters.
Investigation
The cause of the accident is under investigation by Pakistan Railways. Officials have stated that the trains' brakes failed.{{cite web |url=http://www.daijiworld.com/news/news_disp.asp?n_id=368712 |title=Two killed as train derails in Pakistan |publisher=Daiji World |date=17 November 2015 |accessdate=18 November 2015}} A survivor of the accident alleged that the train was allowed to proceed with a known fault in its braking system.
See also
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Category:Railway accidents in 2015
Category:Derailments in Pakistan
Category:History of Balochistan, Pakistan (1947–present)
Category:Accidents and incidents involving Pakistan Railways