What the records say
- When
- 16 Jan 1972
- Kind
- Rail accident
- Coordinates
- 39.43° N, 22.24° E
- Description
- 1972 rail disaster in Greece
- Deaths
- 19
- Injured
- 44
Orfana rail disaster
1972 rail disaster in Greece
The Orfana rail disaster occurred on 16 January 1972 when, at around 16:45, a breakdown in communication between the corresponding stationmasters at Doxaras and Orfana caused an express train and a military relief train to collide in bad weather on the single track line. Twenty-one people died, and more than forty were injured in one of the deadliest rail accidents in Greece.
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