What the records say
- When
- 16 Oct 1940
- Kind
- Rail accident
- Coordinates
- 53.34° N, 6.51° E
- Deaths
- 13
- Injured
- 13
Placed at the area, not an exact site.
Treinramp by Ranum
De treinramp by Ranum ek wol bekind as busramp by Ranum barde op woansdei 16 oktober 1940 om 7.00 oere benoarden Winsum op it Spoar fan Winsum nei Sâltkamp. By de botsing wie in stoptrein en in autobus belutsen. By de botsing kamen 12 passazjiers en de sjauffeur fan de bus om it libben en rekken noch ris 13 buspassazjiers ferwûne. It ûngelok wie 40 jier earder as de treinramp by Winsum besuden fan Winsum.
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