Torre del Bierzo rail disaster

When

3 Jan 1944

Kind

Rail accident

Coordinates

42.59° N, 6.34° W

Description

train wreck

Deaths

500

Injured

111

Train wreck

The Torre del Bierzo rail disaster occurred on 3 January 1944 near the village of Torre del Bierzo in the El Bierzo region of Spain's León province when three trains collided and caught fire inside a tunnel. Although the official death toll was 78, and at the time it was estimated to be 200–250, the most recent study has estimated it at no more than 100.

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