Turenki rail accident
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Turenki rail accident
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The Turenki rail accident occurred on 12 March 1940, at 05:28 local time near Turenki, Finland, and remains the worst rail accident in Finnish history. A troop train carrying soldiers of the 71st Supply Company and horses south from Loimaa to Viipuri collided with a northbound freight train. The two trains were travelling at 40 km/h and 25–30 km/h respectively at the time of collision. The death toll was particularly high due to many troop carriages being crushed; the carriages had initially bee
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1940 fatal train accident in Finland
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turenki_rail_accident
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2024-03-12T18:31:27Z
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