Wuntho, Myanmar

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History

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On 30 December 1994, on the outskirts of Wuntho on the Bonkyaung bridge a Mandalay-Myitkyina passenger train derailed when its brakes failed and one passenger car plummeted into a ravine. In all, 102 people were killed and 53 were seriously injured.[3][4]

Notes

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  1. ↑ Crosthwaite, Charles Haukes Todd (1912) The Pacification of Burma E. Arnold, London, page 92, Template:Catalog lookup link
  2. ↑ Dautremer, Joseph (1913) Burma under British Rule (translated from Dautremer, Joseph (1912) La Birmanie sous le régime britannique: une colonie modèle Guilmoto, Paris, Template:Catalog lookup link) T.F. Unwin, London, page 205, Template:Catalog lookup link; full text pp. 194-213 from the online library eBooksRead.com
  3. ↑ Associated Press (2 January 1995) "Train derails in Myanmar, 102 killed" Toronto Star page A-13
  4. ↑ Staff (5 January 1995) "Rail derailment kills 102, injures 53" BBC Summary of World Broadcasts from Radio Myanmar, Rangoon, in Burmese, 1330 GMT 31 December 1994

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External links

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