Eschede train disaster
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eschede-train-disaster-164-8699342
title:
Eschede train disaster
text:
On 3 June 1998, an ICE 1 train on the Hannover-Hamburg railway near Eschede in Lower Saxony, Germany derailed and crashed into an overpass that crossed the railroad, which then collapsed onto the train. 101 people were killed and at least 88 were injured, making it the second-deadliest railway disaster in German history after the 1939 Genthin rail disaster, and the world's worst ever high-speed rail disaster. The cause of the derailment was a single fatigue crack in one wheel, which caused a par
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description:
1998 high-speed train crash
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eschede_train_disaster
date created:
2002-11-23T13:57:13Z
date modified:
2024-08-29T03:21:24Z
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