What the records say
- When
- 31 Jul 2020
- Kind
- Rail accident
- Coordinates
- 40.06° N, 8.64° W
- Description
- High speed train collision with maintenance train
- Deaths
- 2
- Injured
- 43
Soure train crash
2020 railway incident in Portugal
The Soure train crash occurred on 31 July 2020 when a high-speed passenger train collided with a track maintenance vehicle at Soure, Portugal. Two people were killed and 44 were injured, three seriously.
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