What the records say
- When
- 9 Aug 1970
- Kind
- Rail accident
- Coordinates
- 43.39° N, 2.94° W
- Description
- railway crash
- Deaths
- 33
- Injured
- 165
- Cause
- mechanical shock
Eisenbahnunfall von Plentzia
Bahnunfall
Bei dem Eisenbahnunfall von Plentzia, einem Zusammenstoß zweier Züge am 9. August 1970 bei Plentzia, Provinz Bizkaia, in Spanien starben 33 Menschen.
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