Rail accident

HaBonim disaster

11 Jun 1985 · 32.64° N, 34.93° E

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When
11 Jun 1985
Kind
Rail accident
Coordinates
32.64° N, 34.93° E
Description
schoolbus collision with train in Israel

HaBonim train-bus collision

1985 transport incident in Israel

The HaBonim train-bus collision also known as the HaBonim disaster was an accident which took place on June 11, 1985, when an Israel Railways train collided with a bus carrying schoolchildren on a field trip from Y.H. Brenner middle school in Petah Tikva, Israel. The crash happened near Moshav HaBonim, killing 22 people, and injuring 17.

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