The Khanna rail disaster occurred on 26 November 1998 near Khanna on the Khanna-Ludhiana section of India's Northern Railway in Punjab, at 03:15 when the Calcutta-bound Jammu Tawi-Sealdah Express collided with six derailed coaches of the Amritsar-bound "Frontier Mail" which were lying in its path.

[1] At least 212 people were killed;[2] the trains were estimated to be carrying 2,500 passengers.

The initial derailment was caused by a broken rail.

[3] The crash is among the deadliest rail accidents in India.

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