Seemanchal Express derailment
{{Short description|2019 train accident in India}}
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| date = 3 February 2019
| time = around 03:58 am (IST)
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| country = India
| line = Barauni–Gorakhpur, Raxaul and Jainagar lines
| operator = Indian Railways
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| type = Derailment
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| injuries = 30
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The Seemanchal Express derailment occurred on 3 February 2019 near Sahdei Buzurg in Vaishali district of Bihar, India.{{cite news |title=6 killed as 9 coaches of Seemanchal Express derail in Bihar's Vaishali |work=The Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/patna/6-killed-as-9-coaches-of-seemanchal-express-derail-in-bihars-vaishali/articleshow/67813546.cms |access-date=3 February 2019}} Six people were killed and more than 30 were injured.{{Cite web|url=https://www.dnaindia.com/india/report-seemanchal-express-derailment-train-services-restored-on-accident-site-2716329|title=Seemanchal Express derailment: Train services restored on accident site|date=February 5, 2019|website=dna}}{{cite web |last=Thakur |first=Rajesh Kumar |date=6 February 2019 |title=Seemanchal Express derailment: As railway probes mishap, activist says had warned official about tracks |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/patna/seemanchal-express-derailment-as-railway-probes-mishap-activist-says-had-warned-official-about-tracks/story-JpoeFhWMFlhmoPp11d3I2L.html |website=Hindustan Times}}
Derailment
Investigations suggested that the derailment happened because of a fracture in the rail line. Because of the sudden impact on the broken rail, the locomotive and a few cars decoupled and overturned.{{Cite web |last=Kumar |first=Manish |date=February 3, 2019 |editor-last=Sharma |editor-first=Aditya |title=6 Dead After 11 Coaches Of Delhi-Bound Seemanchal Express Derail In Bihar |url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/5-coaches-of-seemanchal-express-derail-in-bihars-vaishali-several-injured-1987495 |website=NDTV.com}}
A passenger who survived the crash described hearing a loud bang and falling to the floor of the train.{{Cite web |date=February 3, 2019 |editor-last=Achom |editor-first=Debanish |title="Heard Loud Bang In Dark, Fell From Berth": Passenger Of Derailed Train |url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/seemanchal-express-heard-loud-bang-in-dark-fell-from-berth-says-of-passenger-of-derailed-train-1987511 |website=NDTV.com}}
References
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Category:Railway accidents and incidents in Bihar