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| date = 19 August 2017
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On 19 August 2017, the [[Kalinga Utkal Express]] train derailed near [[Khatauli]] in [[Muzaffarnagar district]] of [[Uttar Pradesh]], [[India]] causing fatalities:<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.aljazeera.com/news/2017/08/uttar-pradesh-train-derailment-kills-passengers-170819170406483.html|title=Train derails in Uttar Pradesh, more than 20 killed|work=[[Al Jazeera]]|date=20 August 2017|accessdate=20 August 2017}}</ref> 23 people were killed and 156 others were injured.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2017/08/20/emergency-teams-desperately-search-find-survivors-train-crash/|title=Desperate search to find survivors as train crash in India kills 23 and injures 156|work=The Telegraph|date=20 August 2017|accessdate=22 August 2017}}</ref> This accident was the fourth major passenger train derailment in 2017 and the third in Uttar Pradesh.<ref>{{cite news|title=At least 20 dead after Indian train derails in Uttar Pradesh|url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/aug/19/at-least-twenty-dead-after-indian-train-derails-in-uttar-pradesh|accessdate=20 August 2017|work=[[The Guardian]]|agency=[[Reuters]]|date=19 August 2017}}</ref>

==Accident==
On 19 August 2017, around 5:45 pm ([[Indian Standard Time|IST]]), 14 of the 23 coaches of the [[Kalinga Utkal Express]] derailed near [[Khatauli]] in the [[Muzaffarnagar district]] of [[Uttar Pradesh]], [[India]]. The train was heading from [[Puri]] in [[Odisha]] to [[Haridwar]] in [[Uttarakhand]].<ref name="NDTV">{{cite news|last1=Dilshad|first1=Mohammed|title=At Least 23 Killed, 72 Injured As Utkal Express Derails in UP's Muzaffarnagar|url=http://www.ndtv.com/india-news/puri-haridwar-kalinga-utkal-express-derails-in-ups-muzaffarnagar-1739507|accessdate=19 August 2017|work=[[NDTV]]|date=20 August 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://in.reuters.com/article/india-train-derailment-idINKCN1AZ0G2?il=0|title=Train derails in Uttar Pradesh, at least 14 killed: local official|work=[[Reuters]]|date=19 August 2017|accessdate=19 August 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://aa.com.tr/en/asia-pacific/23-dead-as-train-derails-in-northern-india/888192|title=23 dead as train derails in northern India|work=Anadolu Agency|date=19 August 2017|accessdate=20 August 2017}}</ref> The accident occurred because the Haridwar-bound train sped along track that was undergoing repair without being warned beforehand.

Twenty-three people were killed in the accident, according to the [[Uttar Pradesh police]].<ref name="ToI">{{cite news|title=Train derails in UP's Muzaffarnagar|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/train-derails-in-ups-muzaffarnagar/liveblog/60134261.cms|accessdate=20 August 2017|work=[[The Times of India]]|date=20 August 2017}}</ref> According to Uttar Pradesh's Minister of Industrial Development [[Satish Mahana]], 174 injured were admitted to different hospitals.<ref name="HT">{{cite news|last1=Bharadwaj|first1=Vashistha|title=Utkal Express derails in Muzaffarnagar Highlights: Death toll rises to 23, railway tracks found broken, Cong targets PM Modi over accident|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/live-utkal-express-derailment-at-least-5-killed-rescue-efforts-underway-in-muzaffarnagar/story-B3u7ipfSG9zxOI0zxgn78K.html|accessdate=20 August 2017|work=[[Hindustan Times]]|date=20 August 2017}}</ref>

==Aftermath==
Media footage showed coaches mounted on top of one another, while one carriage crashed into a house beside the track.<ref name="NDTV"/> [[National Disaster Response Force]] personnel rushed to the scene to join the rescue operation.<ref name="TET"/> Rescuers used metal cutters and cranes to reach inside the damaged coaches.<ref name="Telegraph">{{cite news|title=Train derails in northern India killing at least 23|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2017/08/19/train-derails-northern-india-killing-least-23/|accessdate=20 August 2017|work=[[The Daily Telegraph|The Telegraph]]|agency=[[Agence France-Presse]]|date=19 August 2017}}</ref>

According to the Indian railway ministry, three trains were cancelled and six were diverted following the accident. The 14521/14522 Ambala-Delhi-Ambala Intercity Express, 18478 Haridwar-Puri Utkal Kalinga Express and the 14682 Jalandhar-New Delhi Intercity Express were cancelled. Meanwhile, the railways also issued some helpline numbers.<ref>{{cite news|title=Utkal Express derailment: 3 trains cancelled, 6 diverted|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/india/utkal-express-derailment-3-trains-cancelled-6-diverted-puri-haridwar-utkal-kalinga-express-muzaffarnagar-4804401/|accessdate=19 August 2017|work=[[Indian Express]]|agency=[[Press Trust of India]]|date=20 August 2017}}</ref>

==Response==
India's Railways minister [[Suresh Prabhu]] announced an [[ex-gratia]] of ₨ 3.5 lakh each to the next of kin of those who lost their lives and ₨ 50,000 each for seriously injured passengers. He further announced ₨ 25,000 for passengers with minor injuries.<ref name="TET">{{cite news|title=14 coaches of Kalinga Utkal Express derail in Muzaffarnagar; 23 dead, scores injured|url=http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/kalinga-utkal-express-derails-in-muzaffarnagar-5-dead-34-injured-reports/articleshow/60134223.cms|accessdate=19 August 2017|work=[[The Economic Times]]|agency=[[Indo-Asian News Service]]|date=19 August 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170821013942/http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/kalinga-utkal-express-derails-in-muzaffarnagar-5-dead-34-injured-reports/articleshow/60134223.cms|archive-date=21 August 2017|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}</ref>

Indian Prime Minister [[Narendra Modi]] expressed his grief over the accident in a series of tweets. He further said, "My thoughts are with the families of the deceased. I wish those injured a speedy recovery. The situation is being monitored very closely by the Railways Ministry. Railways Ministry & UP Government are doing everything possible & providing all assistance required in the wake of the train derailment."<ref name="IE">{{cite news|title=Muzaffarnagar train accident: At least 23 killed as 14 coaches of Utkal Express derail|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/india/puri-haridwar-kalinga-utkal-express-train-derailment-muzaffarnagar-uttar-pradesh-suresh-prabhu-yogi-adityanath-4804126/|accessdate=20 August 2017|work=[[Indian Express]]|date=19 August 2017}}</ref>

Indian President [[Ram Nath Kovind]] said, "Sad at train derailment in UP; my thoughts are with deceased & their families. Injured are being rescued & provided relief."<ref name="IE"/>

==See also==
*[[Kuneru train derailment]]
*[[Pukhrayan train derailment]]
*[[Auraiya train derailment]]

==References==
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