Rail accident

Lebus train collision

27 Jun 1977 · 52.43° N, 14.52° E

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When
27 Jun 1977
Kind
Rail accident
Coordinates
52.43° N, 14.52° E
Description
Head-on collision between two trains, 27June 1977
Deaths
29
Injured
7

Lebus train collision

1977 train collision in GDR

On 27 June 1977, a head-on collision occurred between two trains Booßen railway station in Lebus, in then East Germany. The resulting head-on collision between two trains killed 29 people.

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