2010 Badarwas train collision

The 2010 Badarwas train collision occurred on 20 September 2010, at Badarwas, Madhya Pradesh, India, when two trains collided with each other. Twenty-three people were reported dead as a result of the accident, and 30 people were reported injured.^[2]

2010 Badarwas train collision
Details
Date	20 September 2010 5 a.m. local time
Location	Badarwas
Coordinates	24°58′12″N 77°34′12″E
Country	India
Incident type	Collision
Cause	Red signal overshot[1]
Statistics
Trains	2
Deaths	23[2]
Injured	30

Accident

The accident happened at around 5 A.M. when a freight train rammed the stationary Indore-Gwalior Intercity Express from behind at Badarwas railway station, resulting in the piling up of the last three compartments of the Intercity express on top of one another.^[2][3]