Bihar train disaster

In the Bihar train disaster on June 6, 1981, a passenger train carrying 800 or more passengers[1] between Mansi and Saharsa, India derailed and plunged into the river Bagmati while it was crossing a bridge.

After five days, more than 200 bodies were recovered, with hundreds more missing that were feared washed away by the river.[2][1] Estimates of total deaths range from 500 to 800 or more.[1]

The cause of the accident is uncertain as there are multiple causes listed online:

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c Spignesi, Stephen J. (2004). Catastrophe!: the 100 greatest disasters of all time. Citadel Press. p. 182. 
  2. ^ REUTERS (June 9, 1981). "AROUND THE WORLD; Toll From Train Crash Reaches 215 in India". New York Times. http://www.nytimes.com/1981/06/09/world/around-the-world-toll-from-train-crash-reaches-215-in-india.html. Retrieved 6 June 2010. 
  3. ^ BBC, Iran mourns train blast victims See sidebar at bottom of page
  4. ^ CBS
  5. ^ Emergency Disaster Management, Inc., Train Wrecks in India