What the records say
- When
- 15 Nov 1899
- Kind
- Rail accident
- Coordinates
- 51.94° N, 4.59° E
- Description
- 1899 accident in the Netherlands
Capelle train accident
1899 accident in the Netherlands
The Capelle train accident took place on 15 November 1899 in Capelle aan den IJssel, Netherlands, when a mail train collided with a passenger train in a heavy fog, resulting in the deaths of 8 people with a further 12 injured. It is the deadliest train accident in the Netherlands in the 19th century.
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