Rail accident

Vlissingen train accident

1 Jun 1899 · 51.44° N, 3.60° E

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When
1 Jun 1899
Kind
Rail accident
Coordinates
51.44° N, 3.60° E
Description
1899 railway incident in the Netherlands
Deaths
3
Injured
0

Vlissingen train accident

1899 railway incident in the Netherlands

The Vlissingen train accident took place on 2 June 1899 in Vlissingen, Netherlands when a passenger train derailed upon ramming the buffer stop of the Vlissingen station after their brakes failed to operate properly, resulting in the deaths of 3 people with a further 2 injured.

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