Podsosenka train disaster

Podsosenka train disaster
Details
Date3 March 1992
5:15 Moscow Standard Time
LocationNelidovo, Tver Oblast
Coordinates56°13′48″N 32°34′56″E / 56.23000°N 32.58222°E / 56.23000; 32.58222
CountryRussia
CauseSignal passed at danger
Statistics
Deaths43
Injured108

The Podsosenka train disaster happened on March 3, 1992, at 5:15 (local time) near Nelidovo, Tver Oblast, in Russia.

Passenger train No. 004 en route from Riga to Moscow failed to stop at a restrictive signal, and collided with oncoming freight train No. 3455 at Podsosenka station. The collision of the two diesel locomotives caused a fire, which spread to the passenger cars. Forty-three people were killed and 108 injured.[1]

Notes

  1. ^ Крушение в Подсосенке в 1992 году (in Russian). parovoz.com. 2009-01-10. Archived from the original on 2012-09-13.