10 railway disasters with the most casualties

maj 12, 2022 | katastrofy, naj, największe, świat | 0 komentarzy

10. Awash rail disaster


The train derailed on the bridge over the Awash River Gorge.

  • number of victims: 428
  • date: January 13, 1985
  • country: Ethiopia

9. Torre del Bierzo rail disaster


Failure of the brakes led to a collision of 3 trains.

  • number of victims: approx. 500
  • date: January 3, 1944
  • country: Spain

8. Balvano train disaster


Due to the slippery tracks, the train stopped in the middle of the Armi tunnel. 517 people died after poisoning with carbon monoxide.

Balvano train disaster grafika

  • number of victims: 517
  • date: March 3, 1944
  • country: Italy

7. Ufa train disaster


The disaster was caused by an explosion of natural gas.

Ufa train disaster grafika

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  • number of victims: 575
  • date: June 4, 1989
  • country: USSR

6. Guadalajara train disaster


The train fell into a deep canyon.

  • number of victims: approx. 600
  • date: January 22, 1915
  • country: Mexico

5. Vereshchyovka train disaster


The train derailed on a bridge that was damaged by a previously passing tank train.

  • number of victims: approx. 650
  • date: January 24, 1944
  • country: USSR

4. Bihar train derailment


The train, crossing the bridge, derailed and fell into the Bagmati River.

  • number of victims: approx. 700
  • date: June 6, 1981
  • country: India

3. Saint-Michel-de-Maurienne derailment


The train derailed, going down a 3.3% hill. The brakes failed. The machine accelerated to 102 km / h in a place where the speed limit was 40 km / h. About 800 French soldiers died.

Saint-Michel-de-Maurienne derailment grafika

  • number of victims: approx. 800
  • date: December 12, 1917
  • country: France

2. Ciurea rail disaster


The train derailed at 95 km / h. There was a powerful explosion and fire.

  • number of victims: approx. 1,000
  • date: January 14, 1917
  • country: Romania

1. Sri Lanka tsunami train wreck


The tsunami wave hit a train travelling about 200 m from the coastline.

Sri Lanka tsunami train wreck grafika

  • number of victims: over 1,700
  • date: December 26, 2004
  • country: Sri Lanka