What the records say
- When
- 7 Jul 1927
- Kind
- Rail accident
- Coordinates
- 33.57° S, 67.27° W
- Description
- 1927 military train crash in Argentina
- Deaths
- 30
- Injured
- 31
Tragedy of Alpatacal
1927 military train crash in Argentina
The tragedy of Alpatacal occurred on 7 July 1927 in Mendoza Province, Argentina, when a train full of passengers, mostly cadets from the Military School of Chile, crashed with another one waiting at the small train station of Alpatacal.
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