What the records say
- When
- 4 Jan 2000
- Kind
- Rail accident
- Coordinates
- 61.07° N, 11.35° E
- Description
- railway accident in Norway
- Deaths
- 19
- Cause
- signal passed at danger, human error
Åsta accident
2000 train crash in Åmot, Norway
The Åsta accident was a railway accident that occurred at 13:12:25 on 4 January 2000 at Åsta in Åmot Municipality, Norway, south of Rena in Østerdalen. A train from Trondheim collided with a local train from Hamar on the Røros Line, resulting in an explosive fire. Nineteen people were killed, while 67 survived the accident.
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