What the records say
- When
- 22 Aug 1945
- Kind
- Rail accident
- Coordinates
- 32.05° N, 130.74° E
- Description
- train stalled in a tunnel
- Deaths
- 49
Eisenbahnunfall im 2. Yamagami-Tunnel
Eisenbahnunfall in Japan
Eisenbahnunfall im 2. Yamagami-Tunnel ereignete sich unmittelbar nach Kriegsende am 22. August 1945 im zweiten Yamagami-Tunnel auf der Hisatsu-Strecke in Japan. Bei dem Unfall starben 53 Menschen.
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