Rail accident

Herceghalom rail crash

1 Dec 1916 · 47.49° N, 18.74° E

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When
1 Dec 1916
Kind
Rail accident
Coordinates
47.49° N, 18.74° E
Description
railway accident in Hungary
Deaths
69

Herceghalom rail crash

1916 railway accident in Hungary

The Herceghalom rail crash occurred on 1 December 1916 at 00:24 in the station of Herceghalom, Hungary, on the Budapest–Hegyeshalom line as a side collision of an express train running into a shunting passenger train. 69 people were killed. This is the deadliest train incident in Hungary.

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