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to spring off the track. The train's balance quickly deteriorated, and two following cars coupled to the derailed car drifted sideways. Four cars were overturned, while two cars were damaged heavily, having crashed into each other. The locomotive and the first car remained undamaged on the track, and were taken to
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derailed, at which 41 passengers were killed and 80 injured.
506:"Sakarya'daki hızlandırılmıŠtren kazası davasında karar"
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Accidents and incidents involving
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600:"HızlandırılmıŠTren Kazası BilirkiÅi Raporu AƧıklandı"
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904:Ufton Nervet rail crash, United Kingdom
652:"AKP yaÄmalasın, cezayı iÅƧiler Ƨeksin"
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677:"Binali Yıldırım: İstifa etmiyorum"
913:Cairns train derailment, Australia
621:"Binali Yıldırım'a istifa ƧaÄrısı"
477:"Turkey train crash: Speed blamed"
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895:Pamukova train derailment, Turkey
705:"Hızlı tren kazasına zaman aÅımı"
384:Immediately after the accident,
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922:Peraliya train wreck, Sri Lanka
877:Ryongchon disaster, North Korea
822:Railway accidents and incidents
418:"Turkish train crash kills 36"
320:in northwestern Turkey when a
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886:Karanjadi train crash, India
570:"Pamukova'da suƧ 'hız'ınmıÅ"
1064:History of Sakarya Province
978:Railway accidents in Turkey
703:TokuÅ, Zafer (2012-02-07).
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1054:Railway accidents in 2004
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310:Pamukova train derailment
242:Pamukova train derailment
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1044:2004 disasters in Turkey
685:(in Turkish). 2004-07-23
658:(in Turkish). 2008-02-02
578:(in Turkish). 2004-11-10
544:(in Turkish). 2014-11-24
514:(in Turkish). 2014-11-24
265:2016 coup d'Ć©tat attempt
938:2005 ►
934:◄ 2003
247:2013 corruption scandal
100:Istanbul-Ankara railway
868:Madrid bombings, Spain
110:Turkish State Railways
1059:Derailments in Turkey
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400:References
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511:HĆ¼rriyet
452:Fox News
366:Osmaneli
338:Istanbul
328:Accident
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