Eisenbahnunfall

1999 Bourbonnais, Illinois train accident

15. März 1999 · 41.18° N, 87.85° W

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Wann
15. März 1999
Art
Eisenbahnunfall
Koordinaten
41.18° N, 87.85° W
Description
train collision near Bourbonnais, Illinois
Deaths
11
Injured
122

1999 Bourbonnais, Illinois, train crash

1999 fatal train crash in Bourbonnais, Illinois, United States

On March 15, 1999, Amtrak's southbound City of New Orleans passenger train collided with a semi-trailer truck in the village of Bourbonnais, Illinois, United States. Most of the train derailed, killing eleven people. A National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) investigation into the accident attributed the cause to the truck driver trying to beat the train across a grade crossing.

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