What the records say
- When
- 20 Feb 2020
- Kind
- Rail accident
- Coordinates
- 37.40° S, 145.02° E
- Description
- train derailment in Australia
- Deaths
- 2
- Injured
- 12
Wallan derailment
Train derailment in Australia
On 20 February 2020, a NSW TrainLink XPT passenger train derailed while passing through a turnout at Wallan, Victoria, Australia. Of the 162 total on board, there were two fatalities and 61 passengers were injured, eight of whom sustained serious injuries.
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