Langenweddingen level crossing disaster
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title:
Langenweddingen level crossing disaster
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The Langenweddingen rail disaster near Magdeburg in East Germany caused 94 deaths. It occurred on 6 July 1967 at the village of Langenweddingen, today part of the Sülzetal municipality, on the Magdeburg–Thale railway in the then East Germany when a bilevel train struck a fuel tanker, which exploded as a result of the collision, at a level crossing of Highway 81. With an official death toll of 94 people, the disaster is considered the most serious accident in the postwar railway history of East G
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1967 disaster in Magdeburg, East Germany
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Langenweddingen_level_crossing_disaster
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2023-09-23T06:35:24Z
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