What the records say
- When
- 12 Mar 1940
- Kind
- Rail accident
- Coordinates
- 60.92° N, 24.65° E
- Description
- rail accident in Janakkala, Finland, on 1940-03-12
- Deaths
- 39
- Injured
- 69
Placed at the area, not an exact site.
Turenki rail accident
1940 fatal train accident in Finland
The Turenki rail accident occurred on 12 March 1940, at 05:30 local time near Turenki, Finland, and remains the worst rail accident in Finnish history. A troop train carrying soldiers of the 71st Supply Company and horses south from Loimaa to Viipuri collided with a northbound freight train. The two trains were travelling at 40 km/h and 25–30 km/h respectively at the time of collision.
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