| 词条 | 2013 Chapramari Forest train accident |
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| name = Chapramari Forest train accident | image = | image_size = | image_alt = | caption = | image_map = | image_map_alt = | image_map_caption = | pushpin_map = | alternative_map = | pushpin_map_alt = | pushpin_map_caption = | mapframe = | qid = | mapframe_zoom = | coordinates = | date = 13 November 2013 | time = 17:40 | location = Chapramari Wildlife Sanctuary, Jalpaiguri district, West Bengal | location_dir = | location_city = | location_dist_km = | location_dist_mi = | country = {{flag|India}} | line = | operator = | owner = | service = | type = | cause = speeding | bus = | trains = Kavi Guru Express | vehicles = | passengers = | crew = | pedestrians = | deaths = 5 adult and 2 calf elephants | injuries = 10 elephants | damage = | property = | route_map = | route_map_state = | route_map_name = | footnotes = }} The 2013 Chapramari Forest train accident occurred on 13 November 2013 in the eastern area of the Chapramari Wildlife Sanctuary, Jalpaiguri district, West Bengal.[1][2] The accident killed or injured 17 Indian elephants and has been described as the worst of its kind in recent history.[2][3][4] BackgroundThe Wildlife Protection Society of India reported that 20 elephants were killed in 2007.[5] In 2013, the tally on the Chapramari track, specifically, reached 17 including those killed by the 13 November accident.[6] The number of wild elephants in all of India is thought to be about 26,000.[7][8] AccidentAt approximately 17:40 on 13 November, an Assam-bound passenger train travelling through the Chapramari Forest, Jaipur-Kamakhya Kavi Guru Express (19709), approached the Jaldhaka River Bridge at ~80 km/h and collided with a herd of 40–50 Indian elephants, killing five adults and two calves and injuring ten others.[1][9][10] Surviving elephants fled but soon returned to the scene of the accident and remained there until being dispersed by officials.[10] AftermathAdditional Divisional Railway Manager B. Lakra stated, "We have heard of the accident. All necessary actions are being taken. Special relief train has been sent and all Assam bound trains are being deviated through alternate route."[1] The track was reopened for service after 12 hours.[7] A meeting to discuss future prevention was held between forest and railway officials on 14 November.[16] According to a telephone interview of Jalpaiguri divisional forest officer Bidyut Sarkar conducted by The New York Times, "one female elephant, whose leg was fractured by the train and was unable to stand, fell into a ravine below the track, unreachable by cranes or trucks, so veterinarians descended and set up a camp near her to provide treatment".[7] The remains of one elephant were caught up in the structure of the bridge and necessitated disintegration for removal.[7][11] Some injured elephants remain in critical condition.[3] Jalpaiguri protestA protest seeking better regulation for trains passing through the wildlife sanctuary occurred on 14 November in Jalpaiguri.[12][13] In an unrelated statement by West Bengal's forest minister, Hiten Burman, it was noted that official requests to a similar effect have been disregarded by railway authorities in the past.[10] RepercussionsThe accident reignited discussion over the history and administration of the 168 km track, which spans New Jalpaiguri to Alipurduar and also passes through Buxa Tiger Reserve.[1] Animesh Basu, a coordinator for the Himalayan Nature and Adventure Foundation, criticised the government's response to the issue of its national heritage animal being frequently hit by trains, highlighting the irony of Indian Railways' use of an elephant calf as its mascot.[11] Electric fencing, stationary lighting, and motion sensors have each been proposed as technical measures to prevent similar incidents in the future.[26]InvestigationOfficials plan to launch an investigation into the causes of the accident.[14] Speeding is suspected as a possible contributing factor.[15][14] The train was traveling at 80 km/h and guidelines specify a limit of 40 km/h.[16] ReactionMinister of State for Railways Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury stated that the accident "happened outside the area which has been earmarked as elephant corridor" and that it "is the responsibility of the state government to protect the wildlife [because] railway officials cannot".[17]References1. ^1 2 3 {{cite news | first = Debasis | last = Sarkar | title = 'Railways Killer track' again kills 7 elephants in West Bengal | date = 13 November 2013 | url = http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2013-11-13/news/44030921_1_rail-track-elephants-new-jalpaiguri | work = The Economic Times | accessdate = 14 November 2013}} {{2013 railway accidents}}{{coord missing|West Bengal}}2. ^1 {{cite news | first = Adam | last = Withnall | title = Speeding train kills at least seven elephants and injures 10 others in India | date = 14 November 2013 | url = https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/asia/speeding-train-kills-at-least-seven-elephants-and-injures-10-others-in-india-8939117.html | work = The Independent | accessdate = 14 November 2013}} 3. ^1 {{cite news | first = Manik | last = Banerjee | title = Train Mows Down, Kills 7 Elephants in East India | date = 14 November 2013 | publisher = ABC News | url = http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/train-mows-kills-elephants-east-india-20884192 | agency = Associated Press | accessdate = 14 November 2013}} 4. ^ {{cite news | title = Elephant death toll rises to seven | date = 2013-11-16 | publisher = The New Indian Express | url = http://newindianexpress.com/nation/Elephant-death-toll-rises-to-seven/2013/11/16/article1894254.ece | work = Press Trust of India | accessdate = 2013-11-20}} 5. ^ {{cite news | first = Alexander | last = Abad-Santos | title = Elephants In India Keep Getting Killed by Trains | date = 2013-11-14 | url = http://www.theatlanticwire.com/global/2013/11/elephants-india-keep-getting-killed-trains/71600/ | work = The Atlantic Wire | accessdate = 2013-11-15}} 6. ^ {{cite news | first = Juana | last = Poareo | title = Elephants in India Struck and Killed in Train Collision | date = 2013-11-14 | url = http://guardianlv.com/2013/11/elephants-in-india-struck-and-killed-in-train-collision/ | work = Las Vegas Guardian Express | accessdate = 2013-11-15}} 7. ^1 2 3 {{cite news | first = Hari | last = Kumar |author2= Barry, Ellen | title = Train in India Hits Elephants Crossing Track | date = 2013-11-14 | url = https://www.nytimes.com/2013/11/15/world/asia/passenger-train-in-northeast-india-hits-elephant-herd.html | work = The New York Times | accessdate = 2013-11-15}} 8. ^ {{cite news | first = Ted | last = Thornhill | title = Seven elephants including two calves killed after passenger train plows into a herd of 40 in India | date = 2013-11-14 | url = http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2507093/Seven-elephants-killed-passenger-train-plows-herd-40-India.html | work = The Daily Mail | accessdate = 2013-11-15}} 9. ^{{cite web | url = http://indiarailinfo.com/train/jaipur-kamakhya-kavi-guru-express-19709-jp-to-kyq/15564/272/547 | title = 19709/Jaipur-Kamakhya Kavi Guru Express | accessdate = 14 November 2013 | work = India Rail Info}} 10. ^1 2 {{cite news | first = Manik | last = Banerjee | title = India Train Crash Kills 7 Elephants | date = 14 November 2013 | work = Huffington Post | url = http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/11/14/india-train-crash-elephants-killed_n_4272589.html | agency = Associated Press | accessdate = 14 November 2013}} 11. ^1 {{cite news | title = Elephants Killed As Train Slams into Herd | date = 14 November 2013 | url = http://news.sky.com/story/1168520/elephants-killed-as-train-slams-into-herd | publisher = Sky News | accessdate = 14 November 2013}} 12. ^ {{cite news | title = Jalpaiguri: Locals block track over jumbo deaths, carcasses being removed | date = 2013-11-14 | url = http://www.firstpost.com/india/jalpaiguri-locals-block-track-over-jumbo-deaths-carcasses-being-removed-1229249.html | work = First Post | accessdate = 2013-11-15}} 13. ^{{cite news | title = Locals block track over 6 elephant deaths in Bengal, carcasses being removed | date = 14 November 2013 | work = The Times of India | url = http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kolkata/Locals-block-track-over-6-elephant-deaths-in-Bengal-carcasses-being-removed/articleshow/25755704.cms | agency = Press Trust of India | accessdate = 14 November 2013}} 14. ^1 {{cite news | title = 6 elephants killed by train in India's West Bengal state | date = 2013-11-14 | url = http://www.upi.com/Top_News/World-News/2013/11/14/6-elephants-killed-by-train-in-Indias-West-Bengal-state/UPI-25431384445835 | work = United Press International | accessdate = 2013-11-15}} 15. ^1 {{cite news | title = Overspeeding trains ran over elephants: Bengal minister | date = 2013-11-14 | publisher = First Post | url = http://www.firstpost.com/india/overspeeding-trains-ran-over-elephants-bengal-minister-1230375.html | work = Press Trust of India | accessdate = 2013-11-15}} 16. ^ {{cite news | first = Shubham | last = Ghosh | title = Train rams into elephant herd in North Bengal, 7 jumbos killed | date = 2013-11-14 | url = http://news.oneindia.in/kolkata/train-rams-into-elephant-herd-in-north-bengal-7-jumbos-killed-1341192.html | work = One India | accessdate = 2013-11-15}} 17. ^1 {{cite news | first = Archisman | last = Dinda | title = Blame game over elephant death in West Bengal | date = 2013-11-14 | publisher = Al Nisr Publishing | url = http://gulfnews.com/news/world/india/blame-game-over-elephant-death-in-west-bengal-1.1255200 | work = Gulf News | accessdate = 2013-11-15}} 8 : 2013 in India|2013 animal deaths|Railway accidents in 2013|Transport and the environment|Railway accidents and incidents in West Bengal|Transport in Jalpaiguri district|Elephants in India|November 2013 events |
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