Gentofte train crash 1897

When

11 Jul 1897

Kind

Rail accident

Coordinates

55.75° N, 12.54° E

Deaths

40

In the Gentofte train crash at Gentofte station, Denmark, on the island of Zealand, on 11 July 1897 an express train pulled by a DSB class CS (0-4-2) number 245 passed a signal cautioning danger and collided with a stationary passenger train waiting at the station. There were 40 deaths and more than 100 people were injured.

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