title: 2018 Bouknadel train derailment
text: # 2018 Bouknadel train derailment
  
  On 16 October 2018, a passenger train derailed near Bouknadel in Morocco, killing at least 7 and injuring at least 125.
  
  ## Accident
  
  At 9:20 local time (UTC+1), ONCF regional train service number 9 went off rails and the locomotive hit a bridge near the location of the derailment.
  
  ## Victims
  
  Shortly after the accident, 7 victims were announced to be immediately killed and at least 80 were injured.
  
  ## Investigation
  
  Some hours after the accident, a royal palace communiqué announced that an investigation on the cause of the accident was opened.
  
  ## Reactions
  
  After the train accident, many Moroccans expressed their rage towards the national operator ONCF and an online campaign with the hashtag #Baraka meaning enough was launched to boycott the operator's services.
  
  