What the records say
- When
- 24 Dec 1953
- Kind
- Rail accident
- Coordinates
- 48.91° N, 16.70° E
- Description
- train crash in Czechoslovakia in 1953
- Deaths
- 103
- Injured
- 83
Šakvice train collision
1953 train crash in Czechoslovakia
The Šakvice train disaster occurred on 24 December 1953 in Czechoslovakia. A local train was standing at the Šakvice station, when the Prague-Bratislava express ran into it at full speed, resulting in 103 deaths and a further 83 injuries.
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