On 4 August 2015, two passenger trains – Kamayani Express and Janata Express – derailed near Kurawan and Bhringi railway station, 20 kilometres (12 mi) southwest of Harda, Madhya Pradesh.

[citation needed] The Kamayani Express, which was headed to Varanasi on the down line, derailed as flash floods (caused by Cyclonic Storm Komen) dislodged a culvert near the Machak river, causing track misalignment.

The river level was abnormally high, and flash floods gradually washed away the trackbed, resulting in sinking of the track.

The driver of the Janata Express applied the brakes but could not stop the train from derailing.

[9] By the morning of 5 August, the derailed trains had been removed and the bodies of the victims recovered.