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Sleeper train fire kills at least 20 Map of Andhra Pradesh India
Aug. 1   Southern India
  The fire began in a sleeper car of the Gautami Express around 1:15 a.m. in Kesamudram, in Andhra Pradesh state



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Apr.18   Mumbai
  More than 20,000 people have been killed on Mumbai's overcrowded train system over the past 5 years, crushed, run over or electrocuted


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Dec.18   Pakistan Train crash 'kills many'
  A crowded passenger train has derailed in southern Pakistan. Many people being killed and dozens trapped in the wreckage.    The Karachi Express was traveling to Lahore, carrying more than 1,000 people when it derailed near the town of Si...


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Jul.11   Bangladesh Many dead in rail crash  A train plowed through a bus at an unmanned railway crossing, killing at least 33 people and injuring about 15 Jan.29   Pakistan Train carriages plunge into ravine
  A passenger train derailed in the eastern part of the country, causing 6 train cars to plummet into a ravin

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Oct.30   Southern India Train toll reaches 111 dead
  92 others were injured after a passenger train derailed as it attempted to cross tracks washed away by a flood Oct.28   Southern India Passenger train derails, 61 died
  The train is killing at least 61 people and injuring about 35. The carriages crashed into flood waters
Jul.13   Pakistan Train wreck blamed on human error
  128 people killed and 17 train cars were destroyed in the accident at Ghotki railway station Jul.12   Pakistan 128 die in train crash
  3 trains have collided in southern Pakistan. 17 train cars were destroyed in the accident
Apr.26   Sri Lanka Rail crash kills 37 people  An express train slammed into a bus packed with commuters on a level crossing near the town Polgahawela 100 dead as train derails Jan.17   Gujarat 2002 train fire 'not mob attack'  A government inquiry: A fire that killed 59 Hindus and provoked deadly religious riots was started by acciden

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Jun.16   Mumbai 18 dead in train derailment  The Matsyagandha Express left the tracks about 105 miles south of Mumbai on its way norrth from Mangalore Many casualties in train crash

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Sep.20   Pakistan At least 40 die after train hits bus  A train slammed into a bus packed with students and teachers at an unmanned railway crossing May.14   India Deadly blaze aboard train  At least 36 people have died in a fire aboard Golden Temple Express Jan.2   India Train crash kills 11  3 cars from an express passenger train in south-central India derailed. Railway minister blamed the accident on human error

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Dec.20   India Train derails, 10 died  7 carriages and the engine came off the rails, with 2 carriages rolling over Sep.10   India Dispute over cause of rail tragedy  While some are pointing to sabotage, others say poor rail maintenance is the more likely culprit Sep.9   India 100 feared dead in rail tragedy
  A passenger train derailed in a remote region of northeastern India sending at least one car plunging into a river May.11   India Train crash kills 10  Up to 100 injured in the northern state of Uttar Pradesh. 13 of the 24 carriages came off the rails, and 4 of them overturned

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Jun.22   India Train crash kills 53
  280 injured. 3 rail cars plunged 100 feet into the river. Navy divers in are searching for bodies



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