Podsosenka train disaster
56°13′48″N 32°34′56″E / 56.23000°N 32.58222°E / 56.23000; 32.58222Country Russia Cause Signal passed at danger Statistics Deaths 43 Injured 108
The Podsosenka train disaster happened on March 3, 1992, at 5:15 (local time) near Nelidovo, Tver Oblast, in Russia.
Passenger train No. 004 en route from Riga to Moscow failed to stop at a restrictive signal, and collided with oncoming freight train No. 3455 at Podsosenka station. The collision of the two diesel locomotives caused a fire, which spread to the passenger cars. Forty-three people were killed and 108 injured.[1]
Notes
- ^ Крушение в Подсосенке в 1992 году (in Russian). parovoz.com. 2009-01-10. Archived from the original on 2012-09-13.
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Railway accidents and incidents in 1992 (1992)
- Feb 24 Tåsen accident, Norway
- Mar 3 Podsosenka train disaster, Russia
- Jun 27 Morpeth train accident, United Kingdom
- Jun 30 Nemadji River train derailment, United States
- Nov 30 Hoofddorp train accident, Netherlands
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