Lagny-Pomponne rail accident

When

23 Dec 1933

Kind

Rail accident

Coordinates

48.88° N, 2.69° E

Description

train wreck

Deaths

214

1933 railway incident in France

The Lagny-Pomponne rail accident occurred on 23 December 1933, between Pomponne and Lagny-sur-Marne, 20 kilometres (12 mi) east of Paris, when the 4-8-2 locomotive of the express for Strasbourg crashed at 110 km/h (65 mph) into the rear of an auxiliary train bound for Nancy, which was stopped on the railway.

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