Monorierdő train collision

When

6 Oct 2008

Kind

Rail accident

Coordinates

47.31° N, 19.50° E

Description

train wreck

Deaths

4

Injured

27

Train wreck

The Monorierdő train collision occurred on 6 October 2008, near Monorierdő, Hungary. A regular passenger train coming from Cegléd collided with the Hajdú InterCity train, on its way from Nyíregyháza to Budapest. At 10:20 CEST, the regular train's control car crashed into the last car of the Intercity train; its engine driver survived, because he ran back into the first car to warn the passengers when he realized the…

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