What the records say
- When
- 27 Mar 1974
- Kind
- Rail accident
- Coordinates
- 25.02° S, 32.65° E
- Description
- train accident
- Deaths
- 70
- Injured
- 200
Magude train disaster
Train accident
The Magude train disaster occurred on 27 March 1974 in Magude, Portuguese Mozambique, when a train carrying passengers from Rhodesia collided head-on with a Mozambican freight train, causing an explosion that killed 70 people and injured 200. At the time, it was the worst rail disaster in Mozambique's history.
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