Igandu train collision
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igandu-train-collision-165-19088470
title:
Igandu train collision
text:
The Igandu train disaster occurred during the early morning of June 24, 2002, in Tanzania. It is one of the worst rail accidents in African history. A passenger train with over 1,200 people on board rolled backwards down a hill into a slow moving goods train, killing 281. The cause was brake failure, with unproven claims of sabotage.
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description:
2002 public transit disaster in Dodoma, Tanzania
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Igandu_train_collision
date created:
2006-04-18T00:16:08Z
date modified:
2024-08-29T18:51:35Z
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