Type of incident Collision Date 17 September 2011 Total number of deaths 5 Operator Sri Lanka Railways Location Alawwa | Injuries over 30 Location Sri Lanka Country Sri Lanka Trains 2 | |
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In the 2011 Alawwa rail accident, 5 people were killed and over 30 injured when a passenger train Sri Lanka Railways S11 hit the rear of a stationary Intercity Express train of Sri Lanka Railways at Alawwa railway station in Sri Lanka on 17 September 2011.
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Compensation
Compensation will be paid to the families of those killed, and to the injured.
Other accidents
A much more serious accident occurred near here in 2002. See Major accidents.
References
2011 Alawwa rail accident Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA