2017 Khatauli train derailment

Khatauli train derailment
Details
Date19 August 2017
around 5:45 pm (IST)
LocationKhatauli, Muzaffarnagar, Uttar Pradesh
Coordinates29°16′34″N 77°43′52″E / 29.276°N 77.731°E / 29.276; 77.731
CountryIndia
Incident typeDerailment
Statistics
Trains1
Deaths23
Injured156

On 19 August 2017, the Kalinga Utkal Express train derailed near Khatauli in Muzaffarnagar district of Uttar Pradesh, India causing fatalities: 23 people were killed and 156 others were injured. This was the fourth major passenger train derailment in 2017 and the third in Uttar Pradesh.