What the records say
- When
- 14 May 1981
- Kind
- Rail accident
- Coordinates
- 36.00° N, 128.00° E
- Deaths
- 55
- Injured
- 233
Placed at the country: the source names no closer place.
Lists of rail accidents
A rail accident is a type of disaster involving one or more trains. Train wrecks often occur as a result of miscommunication, as when a moving train meets another train on the same track, when the wheels of train come off the track or when a boiler explosion occurs. Train accidents have been widely covered in popular media and in folklore.
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