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General Category => Politics & Current Affairs => Topic started by: Nearly Sane on June 02, 2023, 10:12:20 PM

Title: India train crash: More than 120 dead after Odisha incident
Post by: Nearly Sane on June 02, 2023, 10:12:20 PM

Incredibly sad


https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-india-65793257

Title: Re: India train crash: More than 120 dead after Odisha incident
Post by: Steve H on June 02, 2023, 11:11:38 PM

Bloody hell - that's almost as bad as Quintinshill! I thought tragedies on that scale were impossible nowadays.

Title: Re: India train crash: More than 120 dead after Odisha incident
Post by: Nearly Sane on June 03, 2023, 08:55:47 AM

Quote from: SteveH on June 02, 2023, 11:11:38 PM

Bloody hell - that's almost as bad as Quintinshill! I thought tragedies on that scale were impossible nowadays.

Now sadly over 260 dead.

Title: Re: India train crash: More than 120 dead after Odisha incident
Post by: Steve H on June 06, 2023, 11:09:06 AM

Quote from: Nearly Sane on June 03, 2023, 08:55:47 AM

Now sadly over 260 dead.

Now worse than Quintinshill, which was Britain's worst ever, but still not in the global top 10.
https://www.therichest.com/the-biggest/the-10-deadliest-train-wrecks-of-all-time/