Nishapur train disaster

Cuándo

18 feb 2004

Tipo

Accidente ferroviario

Coordenadas

36.08° N, 58.99° E

Description

train wreck

Deaths

295

Injured

460

Cause

explosion

2004 derailment and explosion of a freight train in Khayyam, Iran

The Neishapur train disaster was a large explosion in the village of Khayyam near Nishapur in Iran, on 18 February 2004. Nearly 300 people were killed and the entire village was destroyed when runaway train wagons crashed into the community in the early morning and exploded a few hours later, resulting in Iran's deadliest rail disaster.

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