Peruman railway accident
1988 public transit disaster in Kollam, Kerala, India / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Peruman railway accident occurred on 8 July 1988 when a train derailed on the Peruman bridge over Ashtamudi Lake in Kerala, India and fell into the water, killing 105 people. The cause was never established, but was blamed on track alignment and faulty wheels, possibly compounded by a failure to notify maintenance workers about the approach of a delayed train that had been making-up time by travelling at excessive speed.
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Date | July 8 1988. 01:15 PM |
Location | Ashtamudi Lake, Kollam district, Kerala |
Coordinates | 09°07′00″N 76°29′00″E |
Country | India |
Line | Kollam – Ernakulam line between stations Kollam and Munrothuruthu |
Operator | Southern Railway Zone |
Incident type | Derailment |
Cause | Unknown |
Statistics | |
Trains | 1 |
Deaths | 107 |
Injured | 200 |
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