Münchenstein rail disaster

Quand

14 juin 1891

Type

Accident ferroviaire

Coordonnées

47.52° N, 7.62° E

Description

train wreck

Deaths

73

Injured

171

Railway accident in Switzerland

The Münchenstein rail disaster on 14 June 1891 was historically the worst railway accident ever to affect Switzerland. A crowded passenger train fell through a girder bridge, killing more than seventy people and injuring many others.

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