1996 Silver Spring, Maryland train collision

Quand

16 févr. 1996

Type

Accident ferroviaire

Coordonnées

39.00° N, 77.04° W

Description

1996 train crash in the United States

Deaths

11

Fatal train crash in the United States

On February 16, 1996, a MARC commuter train collided with Amtrak's Capitol Limited passenger train in Silver Spring, Maryland, United States, killing three crew and eight passengers on the MARC train; a further eleven passengers on the same train and fifteen passengers and crew on the Capitol Limited were injured. Total damage was estimated at $7.5 million.

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