Çorlu train derailment
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| Çorlu train derailment | |
|---|---|
  Location of the train accident in the Marmara region, Turkey. | |
| Details | |
| Date | 8 July 2018 17:15 TRT |
| Location | near Sarılar, Çorlu, Tekirdağ 110 km (68 mi) from Istanbul |
| Coordinates | 41°09′22″N 27°41′20″E / 41.1562°N 27.6889°E |
| Country | Turkey |
| Line | Uzunköprü-Halkalı railway |
| Operator | Turkish State Railways (TCDD) |
| Incident type | Derailment |
| Statistics | |
| Trains | 1 |
| Passengers | 362 |
| Crew | 6 |
| Deaths | 24 |
| Injured | 318 total (276 light, 42 severe) |
| Damage | 5 cars |
The Çorlu train derailment was a fatal railway accident which occurred in 2018 at the Çorlu district of Tekirdağ Province in northwestern Turkey when a train derailed, killing 24 passengers and injuring 318, including 42 severely.[1]
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At 17:15 Turkish time on 8 July 2018, five bogies of the six-car train of Uzunköprü-Halkalı Regional operating with train number 12703 on the Istanbul-Pythio railway en route to Halkalı Terminal in Istanbul derailed at 162 km (101 mi) near Sarılar village of Çorlu, Tekirdağ.[1][2] Of the 362 passengers and six crew on board, 24 were killed and 318 injured.[1][3][4][5][6][7] 276 lightly injured passengers were discharged from the hospitals after receiving treatment, while medical care for the 42 severely injured victims continues in hospitals in Tekirdağ, Çorlu and Istanbul.[1]
The Turkish Ministry of Transport, Maritime Affairs and Communications announced in a statement right after the accident, that the derailment occurred after the railway track slipped down from its original position due to torrential rains.[3] It was reported that the track was intact when a scheduled train passed through that location at about 10:40 local time the same day. Heavy rainfall at a rate of 32 kg/m2 (6.6 lb/sq ft) per hour occurred between 14:20 and 15:10 in the region.[7] Investigations revealed that a culvert under the railway had collapsed as flood water sapped it by washing away the soil underneath its foundation, and as a result the track ballast under the tracks lost its support.[2] However, the sleepers at that spot appeared to be in good order to the railroad engineer of the train, which was running at a speed of 100–110 km/h (62–68 mph). The locomotive ran through without incident, then the first car derailed, although it remained upright. The following five cars, however, fully derailed and overturned, destroying 400 m (1,300 ft) of tracks.[1][7]
Numerous Russian news sources reported that Russian tourists were among the injured.[8] The Radio and Television Supreme Council imposed a temporary ban on broadcasting the accident.[3]
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