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| cause = removal of [[fishplate]]s

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The '''Fatuha train crash''' was a rail transport accident that occurred on 4 April 1998, in [[India]]. Removal of [[fishplate]]s led to the packed [[Howrah]]-[[Danapur]] Express jumping tracks, killing at least 11 passengers and injuring more than 50 others near [[Fatuha Station]] in [[Fatuha]] city on the Eastern Railway's [[Danapur]] division. In all, nine [[bogie]]s derailed disrupting traffic.<ref>{{cite news |title=Rail mishaps in India – A chronology |url=http://sify.com/news/fullstory.php?id=13499562 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040824115814/http://sify.com/news/fullstory.php?id=13499562 |url-status=dead |archive-date=24 August 2004 |accessdate=18 April 2008}}</ref>

Local citizens assisted the injured at the scene until authorities arrived. The injured were rushed to the PMC hospital, Nalanda Medical College hospital and a hospital in [[Patna]], about {{convert|20|km}} from the accident site. The remaining passengers were taken to Patna by a special train. While 11 passengers died at the scene, one succumbed to injuries in Patna Medical College hospital.<ref name=rediff>{{cite news |title=12 killed as express jumps tracks |url=http://www.rediff.com/news/1998/apr/28train.htm |accessdate=18 April 2008}}</ref>

"Prima facie, the cause of the accident is removal of fish plates on the right side of the tracks," railway officials said.<ref name=rediff />

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[[Category:Derailments in India]]
[[Category:Railway accidents in 1998]]
[[Category:Railway accidents and incidents in Bihar]]
[[Category:History of Bihar (1947–present)]]

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