What the records say
- When
- 30 Aug 1974
- Kind
- Rail accident
- Coordinates
- 45.81° N, 15.99° E
- Description
- 1974 train wreck
- Deaths
- 153
- Injured
- 60
- Participants
- 400
Zagreb train disaster
Train accident in 1974
The Zagreb train disaster occurred on 30 August 1974 when an express train traveling from Belgrade, Yugoslavia, to Dortmund, West Germany, derailed before entering Zagreb Main Station (Croatia), killing 153 people. It was the worst rail accident in Yugoslavia's history and remains one of the worst in Europe's history.
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