Rail accident

Alcudia bridge disaster

27 Apr 1884 · 38.72° N, 4.84° W

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When
27 Apr 1884
Kind
Rail accident
Coordinates
38.72° N, 4.84° W
Description
train incident in 1884
Deaths
59
Injured
56

Alcudia bridge disaster

1884 railway incident in Spain

The Alcudia bridge disaster was a train incident in the province of Ciudad Real, Spain, on 27 April 1884. With 59 reported deaths, it became by far the largest train disaster in the country up to that date.

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