What the records say
- When
- 30 Oct 1978
- Kind
- Rail accident
- Coordinates
- 48.73° N, 21.24° E
- Description
- tram accident in Košice, Slovakia
- Deaths
- 9
- Injured
- 90
1978 Košice tram accident
Tram accident in Košice, Czechoslovakia
On 30 October 1978, an accident of tram line No. 6 occurred in Košice, Czechoslovakia. A set of Tatra T3 trams on line 6 lost control while driving downhill on the SNP Avenue to the Amphitheatre and, due to excessive speed, derailed, overturned and crashed into trees. The accident killed 9 people and injured 90.
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