What the records say
- When
- 7 Jun 1951
- Kind
- Rail accident
- Coordinates
- 22.76° S, 43.45° W
- Description
- train wreck
- Deaths
- 54
Nova Iguaçu level crossing disaster
1951 transport incident in Brazil
The Nova Iguaçu level crossing disaster occurred on June 7, 1951, at 4:25 a.m. when an electric train struck a gasoline truck on a level crossing near Nova Iguacu, twenty miles north of Rio de Janeiro, killing 54 people.
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