What the records say
- When
- 19 Jan 1988
- Kind
- Rail accident
- Coordinates
- 52.06° N, 13.11° E
- Description
- East German rail accident
- Deaths
- 6
- Injured
- 33
Forst Zinna rail disaster
East German Rail Accident
The Forst Zinna rail disaster occurred 19 January 1988 in Forst Zinna, East Germany. It was the result of a collision between a Soviet T-64A tank and an express train on the Berlin–Halle railway, in an area often used by the Soviet military for tank training. Six people were killed, and 33 were injured. It was one of the worst railway accidents in the history of the GDR.
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