What the records say
- When
- 22 Sep 2006
- Kind
- Rail accident
- Coordinates
- 52.87° N, 7.35° E
- Description
- First fatal maglev train accident
- Deaths
- 23
Lathen train collision
First fatal maglev train accident
On 22 September 2006, a Transrapid magnetic levitation train collided with a maintenance vehicle near Lathen, Germany, killing 23 people and wounding 11. It was the first fatal crash involving a maglev train.
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