2018 Bouknadel train derailment

On 16 October 2018, a passenger train derailed near Bouknadel in Morocco, killing at least 7 and injuring at least 125.^[2]

2018 Bouknadel train derailment
Details
Date	16 October 2018 9:20 local time (UTC+1) [1]
Location	Bouknadel
Coordinates	34°7′43.6″N 6°43′56.5″W
Country	Morocco
Line	9
Operator	ONCF
Incident type	Derailment
Statistics
Trains	1
Deaths	at least 7
Injured	at least 125

Accident

At 9:20 local time (UTC+1), ONCF regional train service number 9 went off rails and the locomotive hit a bridge near the location of the derailment.^[3]

Victims

Shortly after the accident, 7 victims were announced to be immediately killed and at least 80 were injured.^[3]

Investigation

Some hours after the accident, a royal palace communiqué announced that an investigation on the cause of the accident was opened.^[3]

Reactions

After the train accident, many Moroccans expressed their rage towards the national operator ONCF and an online campaign with the hashtag #Baraka meaning enough was launched to boycott the operator's services.^[4]