Aab-e-Gum derailment | |
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Details | |
Date | 17 November 2015 |
Location | Aab-e-Gum, Balochistan |
Country | Pakistan |
Operator | Pakistan Railways |
Incident type | Derailment |
Cause | Under investigation |
Statistics | |
Trains | One |
Deaths | 20 |
Injured | 96 |
The Aab-e-Gum derailment occurred on 17 November 2015 at Aab-e-Gum, Balochistan, Pakistan when the Jaffar Express passenger train derailed. Twenty people were killed and 96 were injured.
The Jaffar Express, travelling from Rawalpindi to Quetta, derailed at Aab-e-Gum. [1] Four carriages were derailed. [2] At least twenty people were killed and 96 were injured, including about a dozen with critical injuries, [3] [1] and 33 with serious injuries. [1] Both train crew were amongst the victims. [2] The seriously injured were airlifted to hospital in Quetta by Pakistan Army Mil Mi-17 helicopters. [3]
The cause of the accident is under investigation by Pakistan Railways. [1] Officials have stated that the trains' brakes failed. [2] A survivor of the accident alleged that the train was allowed to proceed with a known fault in its braking system. [1]