Valigonda rail accident
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Rescuers at the accident location | |||
Location of Andhra Pradesh (pre-bifurcation) in India | |||
| Details | |||
| Date | 29 October 2005 04:15 AM | ||
| Location | Valigonda, Nalgonda district 80 km (50 mi) east from Hyderabad | ||
| Coordinates | 17°22′26″N 78°59′58″E / 17.37390837510669°N 78.99938904756124°E | ||
| Country | India | ||
| Operator | South Central Railway | ||
| Owner | Indian Railways | ||
| Incident type | train accident | ||
| Cause | train derailment | ||
| Statistics | |||
| Deaths | 116 | ||
| Injured | 200 | ||
| Damage | Delta Fast Passenger | ||
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The Valigonda rail disaster occurred on 29 October 2005 between the Valigonda and Ramannapet stations, about 80 kilometres (50 mi) from Hyderabad in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh (now located in Telangana). A flash flood swept away a small rail bridge, and a train travelling on it derailed at the broken section of the line, killing at least 116 people and injuring many others. Many people were suspected of being washed away in flooded waters. Initially sources had reported that about 150 persons could have been killed during the incident.