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1998 train collision near Khanna, Punjab, India
The
Khanna rail disaster
occurred on 26 November 1998 near
Khanna
on the Khanna-
Ludhiana
section of
India
's
Northern Railway
in
Punjab
, at 03:15 when the
Calcutta
-bound
Jammu Tawi
-
Sealdah
Express collided with six derailed coaches of the
Amritsar
-bound "
Frontier Mail
" which were lying in its path.
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At least 212 people were killed;
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the trains were estimated to be carrying 2,500 passengers. The initial derailment was caused by a broken rail.
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The crash is among the
deadliest rail accidents in India
.
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