Aab-e-Gum derailment
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| Aab-e-Gum derailment | |
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| Details | |
| Date | 17 November 2015 |
| Location | Aab-e-Gum, Balochistan |
| Country | Pakistan |
| Operator | Pakistan Railways |
| Incident type | Derailment |
| Cause | Under investigation |
| Statistics | |
| Trains | One |
| Deaths | 20 |
| Injured | 96 |
The Aab-e-Gum derailment occurred on 17 November 2015 at Aab-e-Gum, Balochistan, Pakistan when the Jaffar Express passenger train derailed. Twenty people were killed and 96 were injured.
The Jaffar Express, travelling from Rawalpindi to Quetta, derailed at Aab-e-Gum.[1] Four carriages were derailed.[2] At least twenty people were killed and 96 were injured, including about a dozen with critical injuries,[3][1] and 33 with serious injuries.[1] Both train crew were amongst the victims.[2] The seriously injured were airlifted to hospital in Quetta by Pakistan Army Mil Mi-17 helicopters.[3]