What the records say
- When
- 4 Apr 1975
- Kind
- Rail accident
- Coordinates
- 54.83° N, 24.59° E
- Description
- 1975 railway incident in Lithuania
- Deaths
- 20
- Injured
- 80
Žasliai railway disaster
1975 railway incident in Lithuania
Žasliai railway disaster occurred on 4 April 1975 near Žasliai, Lithuanian SSR. A passenger train on Vilnius–Kaunas Railway hit a tank car carrying fuel. The passenger train derailed and caught fire. Soviet authorities suppressed the news of the disaster and there are persistent rumors that the official death toll of 20 dead and 80 injured is understated, but it remains the largest railway accident in Lithuania.
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