List of level crossing accidents
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Argentina
June 11, 1962 - Villa Soldati level crossing tragedyVilla Soldati level crossing tragedy
The Villa Soldati level crossing disaster occurred on the morning of June 11, 1962 in Villa Soldati in south west Buenos Aires when in dense fog a train struck a municipal bus carrying schoolchildren to kindergarten....
- 42 people are killed and 88 are injured, when a bus is hit by an express train in Villa Soldati
Villa Soldati
Villa Soldati is a neighbourhood in Buenos Aires, Argentina, located in the South-West of the city. It has a population of approximately 41,000 people, 40 % of which live in Barrio Soldati, a public housing development built between 1973 and 1979....
in southwest Buenos Aires
Buenos Aires
Buenos Aires is the capital and largest city of Argentina, and the second-largest metropolitan area in South America, after São Paulo. It is located on the western shore of the estuary of the Río de la Plata, on the southeastern coast of the South American continent...
. October 31, 1984 - San Justo
San Justo
San Justo is the Spanish name for Saint Justus.As a place-name, San Justo may refer to:* San Justo, Santa Fe— main township of the San Justo Department, Argentina* San Justo Department , various places...
level crossing disaster - At least forty-three people died and twenty-two injured, when a local bus hit by a commuter train. March 9, 2008, Dolores, Buenos Aires
Dolores, Buenos Aires
Dolores is a town in Buenos Aires Province, Argentina. It is the head town of the Dolores Partido.The town settlement was officially founded by Ramón Lara on August 21, 1817.-2008 March train disaster:...
- A bus collided with a passenger train, killing 17 and injuring at least 35, when the bus driver ignored the railroad crossing warning devices.
Australia
8 May 1943 - Australia's worst rail-road crash on. Steam loco A2 863 hit a bus carrying soldiers at Tallangatta Road, Wodonga resulting in the death of twenty five people.27 January 2001 - Gerogery level crossing accident
Gerogery level crossing accident
The Gerogery level crossing accident was a vehicle-train crash that occurred at Bells Road on the Olympic Highway, where it crossed the Main Southern railway in Gerogery, New South Wales, Australia...
— - 5 killed
24 October 2002 - an interstate passenger train strikes a school bus at Salisbury - 5 killed
11 August 2005 - motorist ignored flashing lights at Horsham
Horsham, Victoria
Horsham is the largest city by population and regional centre of the Wimmera region of Victoria, Australia and is approximately north-west of Melbourne via the Western Highway. At the 2006 census, Horsham had a population of 14,125. Horsham is in the federal Division of Mallee...
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25 May 2006 - Lismore level crossing accident - train and truck collide at unprotected level crossing in fog. Train piles up. Truck driver killed.
5 June 2007 - Kerang train crash — - 11 train passengers killed when carriages sliced open by truck. Warning lights working.
22 August 2007 - Somerville
Somerville, Victoria
Somerville is a suburb in Victoria, Australia, 49 km southeast from Melbourne's central business district, as a part of the urban enclave on Westernport comprising Somerville, Hastings, Bittern, Crib Point, and Tyabb. Its Local Government Area is the Shire of Mornington Peninsula...
–Tyabb - truck driver killed - flashing lights, no booms
November 18, 2008 – A Connex Melbourne
Connex Melbourne
Connex Melbourne was a wholly owned subsidiary of French company Veolia Environnement, which had a franchise from the State Government of Victoria to operate all suburban passenger rail services in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. In August 2007, Connex's contract was extended to 30 November 2009....
express train collides with a car in Dandenong South, Victoria
Dandenong South, Victoria
Dandenong South is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 31 km south-east from Melbourne's central business district. Its Local Government Area is the City of Greater Dandenong. At the 2006 Census, Dandenong South had a population of 4867....
, killing the car's 53-year-old female occupant after she failed to stop at an active level crossing.
November 27, 2008 – Two people are killed and several others injured after a QR Tilt Train collided with a truck on the Bruce Highway
Bruce Highway
The Bruce Highway is a major highway in Queensland, Australia. Commencing in the state capital, Brisbane, it passes through areas close to the eastern coast to Cairns in Far North Queensland. The route is a part of the Australian National Highway and also part of Highway 1...
level crossing about 20 km south of Cardwell, Queensland
Cardwell, Queensland
Cardwell is a tropical coastal town in northeastern Queensland. It is located at the southern extremity of the Cassowary Coast. At the 2006 census, Cardwell had a population of 1,250. The Bruce Highway National Highway 1 and the North Coast railway line are the dominant transport routes;...
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January 1, 2009 – One person is killed and six others injured after a QR Sunlander train collided with a garbage truck at a level crossing with no boom gates or warning lights, near Innisfail, Queensland
Innisfail, Queensland
Innisfail is a town located in the far north of the state of Queensland, Australia. It is the major township of the Cassowary Coast and is well renowned for its sugar and banana industries, as well as for being one of Australia's wettest towns...
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Bangladesh
July 12, 2006 - Akkelpur level crossing disaster - A Sayedpur-Khudna passenger train smash into a passenger bus in Jaipurhat, which killed 32 with injured 30 people. 16 April 2008 – According to ATN BanglaATN Bangla
ATN Bangla is a Bengali language digital cable television channel. It transmits from its studio in Dhaka, Bangladesh. The channel is transmitted in South Asia, the Middle-east, Europe, and North America. The channel offers a wide variety of programming including news, movies, dramas, talk shows,...
television, a Dinajpur
Dinajpur District, Bangladesh
Dinajpur is a district in Northern Bangladesh. It is a part of the Rangpur Division.- Geography :Dinajpur is bounded by Thakurgaon and Panchagarh districts in the north, Gaibandha and Joypurhat districts in the south, Nilphamari and Rangpurdistricts in the east, and the state of West Bengal, India...
–Dhaka
Dhaka
Dhaka is the capital of Bangladesh and the principal city of Dhaka Division. Dhaka is a megacity and one of the major cities of South Asia. Located on the banks of the Buriganga River, Dhaka, along with its metropolitan area, had a population of over 15 million in 2010, making it the largest city...
Ekoto Express train hit a local bus on a level crossing outside of Kalihati, Tangail
Tangail
Tangail is a town in Tangail District located in central region of Bangladesh. It consists of 5 corporations, 8 municipalities, 72 wards, 211 mahallas. It is located on the banks of Louhajang River, and is part of the Dhaka Division.-Education:...
, Bangladesh
Bangladesh
Bangladesh , officially the People's Republic of Bangladesh is a sovereign state located in South Asia. It is bordered by India on all sides except for a small border with Burma to the far southeast and by the Bay of Bengal to the south...
, killing 18 and injuring 30.
Brazil
June 7, 1951 - Nova Iguaçu level crossing disasterNova Iguaçu level crossing disaster
The Nova Iguaçu level crossing disaster occurred on June 7, 1951 at 4:25 in the morning when an electric train struck a gasoline truck on a level crossing near Nova Iguacu, twenty miles north of Rio de Janeiro, killing 54 people....
— A commuter train smashed into a truck carrying gasoline, and at least fifty-four people are killed.
Canada
7 October 1966 - Dorion level crossing accidentDorion level crossing accident
The Dorion level crossing accident occurred on October 7, 1966, when a school bus carrying 40 students was struck by a CN Rail freight train travelling at full speed in Dorion, Quebec, Canada .-Summary:...
— - 19 killed December 8, 1975 - eastbound GO Transit Commuter train express from Toronto Union station hits a Toronto Transit bus stalled on the level crossing at Danforth Road in Scarborough. 9 passengers from the bus were killed. January 24, 2009 - A train collided with an empty police cruiser left at the crossing on Wallace Avenue, in Toronto
Toronto
Toronto is the provincial capital of Ontario and the largest city in Canada. It is located in Southern Ontario on the northwestern shore of Lake Ontario. A relatively modern city, Toronto's history dates back to the late-18th century, when its land was first purchased by the British monarchy from...
. January 25, 2009 - A man is killed in Vanier
Vanier, Quebec
Vanier is a former city in central Quebec, Canada. It was amalgamated into Quebec City in 2002. It is located within the Borough of Les Rivières. Population : 11,504...
after his car collided with a train on one of the last two level crossings in Quebec City
Quebec City
Quebec , also Québec, Quebec City or Québec City is the capital of the Canadian province of Quebec and is located within the Capitale-Nationale region. It is the second most populous city in Quebec after Montreal, which is about to the southwest...
. 2009- A Canadian National train collides with a flatbed truck in Vancouver
Vancouver
Vancouver is a coastal seaport city on the mainland of British Columbia, Canada. It is the hub of Greater Vancouver, which, with over 2.3 million residents, is the third most populous metropolitan area in the country,...
. No one is hurt or killed.
China
December 23, 1988 - Qinghemen level crossing disaster - A local bus hit by passenger train in ShenyangShenyang
Shenyang , or Mukden , is the capital and largest city of Liaoning Province in Northeast China. Currently holding sub-provincial administrative status, the city was once known as Shengjing or Fengtianfu...
, at least forty-six are killed and sixty-three are injured.
January 17, 1989 - Huinan level crossing disaster - A local bus hit by passenger train, at least thirty-two are killed.
January 31, 1993 - Gaotaishan level crossing disaster - A Chifeng
Chifeng
Chifeng , also known as Ulanhad, is a prefecture-level city in southeastern Inner Mongolia, People's Republic of China. It borders Xilin Gol to the north and west, Tongliao to the northeast, Chaoyang prefecture of Liaoning province to the southeast, and Chengde prefecture of Hebei province to the...
-Dalian
Dalian
Dalian is a major city and seaport in the south of Liaoning province, Northeast China. It faces Shandong to the south, the Yellow Sea to the east and the Bohai Sea to the west and south. Holding sub-provincial administrative status, Dalian is the southernmost city of Northeast China and China's...
passenger train smash into an overcrowded bus, which killed 66 people with injured 29 in Liaoning
Liaoning
' is a province of the People's Republic of China, located in the northeast of the country. Its one-character abbreviation is "辽" , a name taken from the Liao River that flows through the province. "Níng" means "peace"...
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April 30, 1993 - Yingkou
Yingkou
Yingkou is located in the northwestern portion of the Liaodong Peninsula, and on the left bank of the Daliao River, which enters the sea in the city. To the west is the Liaodong Bay of the Bohai Gulf, and the city thus looks across to Jinzhou and Huludao...
level crossing disaster - A passenger train smash into a bus, which killed 36 people with injured 38 in Liaoning.
September 16, 1999 - Yibin level crossing disaster - At least twenty-five people are killed and twenty-four people are injured, when a passenger train smashed into school bus.
December 24, 2001 - Artux level crossing disaster - At least twenty-eight people are killed and eleven people are injured, when a mini bus hit by Ürümqi
Ürümqi
Ürümqi , formerly Tihwa , is the capital of Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region of the People's Republic of China, in the northwest of the country....
–Kashi
Varanasi
-Etymology:The name Varanasi has its origin possibly from the names of the two rivers Varuna and Assi, for the old city lies in the north shores of the Ganga bounded by its two tributaries, the Varuna and the Asi, with the Ganges being to its south...
passenger train in Xinjiang Uygur.
Cuba
November 7, 1997 - Holguin level crossing disaster - A local bus hit by HavanaHavana
Havana is the capital city, province, major port, and leading commercial centre of Cuba. The city proper has a population of 2.1 million inhabitants, and it spans a total of — making it the largest city in the Caribbean region, and the most populous...
–Santiago de Cuba
Santiago de Cuba
Santiago de Cuba is the second largest city of Cuba and capital city of Santiago de Cuba Province in the south-eastern area of the island, some south-east of the Cuban capital of Havana....
passenger train, at least fifty-six are killed and six are injured.
October 6, 2007 - Yara level crossing disaster - A local bus hit by Santiago de Cuba-Manzanillo passenger train, at least twenty-eight people died and seventy-three are injured.
Czechoslovakia
December 22, 1950 - Podivin level crossing disaster - A BratislavaBratislava
Bratislava is the capital of Slovakia and, with a population of about 431,000, also the country's largest city. Bratislava is in southwestern Slovakia on both banks of the Danube River. Bordering Austria and Hungary, it is the only national capital that borders two independent countries.Bratislava...
-Prague
Prague
Prague is the capital and largest city of the Czech Republic. Situated in the north-west of the country on the Vltava river, the city is home to about 1.3 million people, while its metropolitan area is estimated to have a population of over 2.3 million...
express train smash into a passenger bus in Breclav
Breclav District
Břeclav District is one of seven districts within South Moravian Region of the Czech Republic...
, which killed 40 and injured 46 people. (present day of Czech Republic
Czech Republic
The Czech Republic is a landlocked country in Central Europe. The country is bordered by Poland to the northeast, Slovakia to the east, Austria to the south, and Germany to the west and northwest....
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Egypt
October 20, 1979 – ImbabaImbaba
Imbaba is a neighbourhood in northern Cairo, Egypt, located west of the Nile and northwest of and near Gezira Island and downtown Cairo, within the Giza Governorate...
level crossing disaster - A suburban passenger train smash into a public bus in Giza Governorate, which killed 28 and injured 30 people. December 11, 1987 – According to the Egypt
Egypt
Egypt , officially the Arab Republic of Egypt, Arabic: , is a country mainly in North Africa, with the Sinai Peninsula forming a land bridge in Southwest Asia. Egypt is thus a transcontinental country, and a major power in Africa, the Mediterranean Basin, the Middle East and the Muslim world...
ian government, a bus carrying local primary school children returning from the Guiza zoo was smashed by high-speed train at an unmarked railroad level crossing at Ein Sham, on the outskirts Cairo
Cairo
Cairo , is the capital of Egypt and the largest city in the Arab world and Africa, and the 16th largest metropolitan area in the world. Nicknamed "The City of a Thousand Minarets" for its preponderance of Islamic architecture, Cairo has long been a centre of the region's political and cultural life...
, Egypt
Egypt
Egypt , officially the Arab Republic of Egypt, Arabic: , is a country mainly in North Africa, with the Sinai Peninsula forming a land bridge in Southwest Asia. Egypt is thus a transcontinental country, and a major power in Africa, the Mediterranean Basin, the Middle East and the Muslim world...
, killing 62 children and injuring 67.
April 16, 1995 - Al Minufiyah level crossing disaster; At least forty-nine textile workers are killed, when a bus hit by an express train.
16 July 2008 Marsa Matruh
Marsa Matruh
Marsa Matrouh is a Mediterranean seaport and the capital of the Matrouh Governorate in Egypt. It is west of Alexandria and 222 km from Sallum, on the main highway from the Nile Delta to the Libyan border. Another highway leads south from the town, toward the Western Desert and the oases of...
a truck failed to stop pushing waiting traffic into the path of the train. At least 40 killed.
France
October 19, 1979 – TarbesTarbes
Tarbes is a commune in the Hautes-Pyrénées department in south-western France.It is part of the historical region of Gascony. It is the second largest metropolitan area of Midi-Pyrénées, with 110,000 inhabitants....
level crossing disaster - An express train smash into a bus, carrying local pilgrims in Midi Pyrenees, which killed 21 and injured 29 people.
Germany
20 June 1959 – A crowded bus collides with a train on a level crossing in LauffenLauffen
Lauffen am Neckar is a town in the district of Heilbronn, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It is situated on the river Neckar, 9 km southwest of Heilbronn...
, West Germany
West Germany
West Germany is the common English, but not official, name for the Federal Republic of Germany or FRG in the period between its creation in May 1949 to German reunification on 3 October 1990....
killing 45, the worst bus accident in German history at that time.
1967 - Langenweddingen level crossing disaster
Langenweddingen level crossing disaster
The Langenweddingen rail crash near Magdeburg in Germany caused 94 deaths.The disaster occurred on 6 July 1967 at the village of Langenweddingen on the Magdeburg–Thale railway in former East Germany when a bilevel train struck a fuel tanker, which exploded as a result of the collision, at a level...
— 94 killed
Hong Kong
29 July, 1994 - A LRT vehicle hit by a container lorry, at a level crossing at the injunction of Wu King Road and Wu Shan Road in Tuen MunTuen Mun New Town
Tuen Mun New Town is a new town developed by Hong Kong Government in Tuen Mun of the New Territories, Hong Kong in 1970s. At the time of planning in 1965, the satellite town, as new town was then known as, was named Castle Peak....
, operator killed, four injured.
Hungary
January 30, 1973 - Helvecia level crossing disasterHelvecia level crossing disaster
The Helvecia level crossing disaster occurred at Helvecia, Hungary on January 30, 1973. A commuter train smashed into a regular route bus which was weaving around the half boom barriers....
- A commuter train smashed into a regular route bus, at least thirty-seven people are killed and eighteen people are injured.
May 8, 2003 - Lake Balaton level crossing disaster - A double-decker bus from Germany hit by Budapest
Budapest
Budapest is the capital of Hungary. As the largest city of Hungary, it is the country's principal political, cultural, commercial, industrial, and transportation centre. In 2011, Budapest had 1,733,685 inhabitants, down from its 1989 peak of 2,113,645 due to suburbanization. The Budapest Commuter...
–Nagykanizsa express train, at least thirty-four are killed and forty-two are injured.
India
December 9, 1964 - Deoria level crossing disaster — A bus hit by a passenger train in Uttar PradeshUttar Pradesh
Uttar Pradesh abbreviation U.P. , is a state located in the northern part of India. With a population of over 200 million people, it is India's most populous state, as well as the world's most populous sub-national entity...
, at least twenty-nine people are killed and seventy-two people are injured. September 11, 1986 - Pathali Pahar level crossing disaster — A local bus hit by a passenger train in Assam
Assam
Assam , also, rarely, Assam Valley and formerly the Assam Province , is a northeastern state of India and is one of the most culturally and geographically distinct regions of the country...
, at least twenty-eight people are killed and sixty people are injured. March 20, 1991 - Annupur level crossing disaster — A bus hit by many vehicles and following hit passenger train in Madhya Pradesh
Madhya Pradesh
Madhya Pradesh , often called the Heart of India, is a state in central India. Its capital is Bhopal and Indore is the largest city....
, at least thirty-five people are died, twenty-seven people are injured. December 10, 1993 – Poona level crossing disaster - A Sahyadi Express train smash into a bus, carrying school-children in Maharashtra
Maharashtra
Maharashtra is a state located in India. It is the second most populous after Uttar Pradesh and third largest state by area in India...
, which killed 38 and injured 41 people. May 14, 1996 – Varanasi level crossing disaster - A passenger train smash into a tractor, carrying wedding guests in Uttar Pradesh
Uttar Pradesh
Uttar Pradesh abbreviation U.P. , is a state located in the northern part of India. With a population of over 200 million people, it is India's most populous state, as well as the world's most populous sub-national entity...
, which killed 25 people. May 25, 1996 – Alappuzha level crossing disaster - A passenger train smash into a bus, carrying wedding guests in Kerala
Kerala
or Keralam is an Indian state located on the Malabar coast of south-west India. It was created on 1 November 1956 by the States Reorganisation Act by combining various Malayalam speaking regions....
, which killed 35 people. April 1999 - Jhukia level crossing disaster — A bus with wedding party hit by passenger train, at least 45 people are killed. Ganaskakti - bus hit by train.
2005 - Nagpur level crossing disaster
Nagpur level crossing disaster
The Nagpur level crossing disaster was an accident that occurred on 3 February 2005, when a crowded trailer being towed by a tractor was hit by a train near the village of Kanan, 20km from Nagpur in Maharashtra, India...
— - 55 killed. July 7, 2011 – Dariyaiganj level crossing accident - A Mathura-Chapra
Chapra
Chapra can refer to the following:* Chapra, Nadia in Nadia district in the Indian state of West Bengal* Chapra, Nadia - assembly constituency in Nadia district in the Indian state of West Bengal...
passenger train rammed into a bus, carrying wedding guests in Kanshiram Nagar, Uttar Pradesh
Uttar Pradesh
Uttar Pradesh abbreviation U.P. , is a state located in the northern part of India. With a population of over 200 million people, it is India's most populous state, as well as the world's most populous sub-national entity...
, which killed 38 persons and injured another 32.
Indonesia
November 4, 1997 – Kotabumi level crossing disaster - An express train smash into a bus in SumatraSumatra
Sumatra is an island in western Indonesia, westernmost of the Sunda Islands. It is the largest island entirely in Indonesia , and the sixth largest island in the world at 473,481 km2 with a population of 50,365,538...
, which killed 26 and injured 5 people. November 3, 2001 – Serang level crossing disaster - A freight train smash into a bus, carrying local pilgrim in West Java
West Java
West Java , with a population of over 43 million, is the most populous and most densely populated province of Indonesia. Located on the island of Java, it is slightly smaller in area than densely populated Taiwan, but with nearly double the population...
, which killed 20 people.
Israel
June 12, 1985 - Moshav Habonim level crossing disaster - A passenger train smashed into a bus carrying school children, at least twenty-two people are killed and seventeen are injured.Kenya
August 17, 2000 - 6 die in KisumuKisumu
Kisumu is a port city in western Kenya at , with a population of 355,024 . It is the third largest city in Kenya, the principal city of western Kenya, the immediate former capital of Nyanza Province and the headquarters of Kisumu County. It has a municipal charter but no city charter...
, after a freight train hits a packed bus on a busy level crossing during the morning rush hour.
Mexico
1975 - Cuautitlan level crossing accident — A Mexico CityMexico City
Mexico City is the Federal District , capital of Mexico and seat of the federal powers of the Mexican Union. It is a federal entity within Mexico which is not part of any one of the 31 Mexican states but belongs to the federation as a whole...
–Ciudad Juárez
Ciudad Juárez
Ciudad Juárez , officially known today as Heroica Ciudad Juárez, but abbreviated Juárez and formerly known as El Paso del Norte, is a city and seat of the municipality of Juárez in the Mexican state of Chihuahua. Juárez's estimated population is 1.5 million people. The city lies on the Rio Grande...
passenger train smash into an express bus, at least twenty-nine people died and thirty-two people are injured on February 8, 1975. January 17, 1977 - Tianepantla level crossing disaster — A passenger train smash into a local bus, at least forty-two people are killed. August 15, 1982 - Tula level crossing disaster — an express bus hit by Nuevo Laredo-Mexico City passenger train, at least twenty-three people are killed and thirty-two people are injured. February 25, 1989 - Saltillo level crossing disaster — A passenger train smash into a local bus, at least twenty-two people are killed. January 14, 1990 - Léon
León, Spain
León is the capital of the province of León in the autonomous community of Castile and León, situated in the northwest of Spain. Its city population of 136,985 makes it the largest municipality in the province, accounting for more than one quarter of the province's population...
level crossing disaster — A local bus hit by a freight train, at least thirty-three people died and twenty-six people are injured. December 2006 - Cuautilan level crossing disaster — A passenger bus hit by thirty-six cars of freight train and killing at least twenty-eight, another fourteen are injured.
Pakistan
October 1987 - Moro level crossing disaster — At least 50 people are died and 40 are injured, when a passenger train smashed into a bus. September 2003 - Malikwal level crossing disaster — A bus hit by Lalamusa-Surghuda local train, at least twenty-seven are killed and six injured. Mian Channun town, about 100 kilometres east of the central city of Multan in Punjab province - in fog - School bus - 9 killed and 18 injured.Russia
Voronezhskay level crossing disaster — At least twenty-one people are died and six are injured, when a bus carrying factory workers hit by Mineralnye VodyMineralnye Vody
Mineralnye Vody is a town in Stavropol Krai, Russia, which lies along the Kuma River and the main rail line between Rostov-on-Don and Baku . Population:...
–Krasnodar
Krasnodar
Krasnodar is a city in Southern Russia, located on the Kuban River about northeast of the Black Sea port of Novorossiysk. It is the administrative center of Krasnodar Krai . Population: -Name:...
passenger train on January 21, 2006.
Slovakia
21 February 2009 - Slovakian coach and train collision - 12 killed - lights but no booms.South Africa
January 29, 1970 - Henley on KlipHenley on Klip
Henley on Klip is situated next to the R59 between Johannesburg and Vereeniging.The village was founded in 1905, by Advocate Horace Kent. Born in 1855 in Henley on Thames, England, Kent came to South Africa in 1898. The area where Henley on Klip is located, reminded Kent of his hometown, in...
level crossing disaster — An express train hits a bus carrying local students, killing 23 and injuring 16. June 7, 1980 - Empangeni level crossing disaster — Nkilini–Empangeni passenger train hits a bus, killing 69 and injuring 93 people. 2005 - Johannesburg level crossing accident — 9 killed. November 12, 2006 - Faure level crossing accident — A Metrorail commuter train hits a truck carrying local farmworkers, killing 19 and injuring 6. August 25, 2010 - Blackheath level crossing accident
Blackheath level crossing accident
The Blackheath train accident occurred at 7:03 a.m. on 25 August 2010 when a Metrorail commuter train crashed into a minibus taxi on the Buttskop Road level crossing in Blackheath, a suburb of Cape Town, South Africa. The minibus was carrying fourteen children to school; nine died on the scene...
— A Metrorail commuter train hits a minibus filled with school children, killing 10. Accident allegedly due to the minibus driver's negligence.
South Korea
October 1970 - Onyang level crossing disaster — A charter bus hit by express train and at least 42 people are killed.Soviet Union
June 11, 1989 - Kamenskaya Pogorelova level crossing disaster – A Adeler-VoronezhVoronezh
Voronezh is a city in southwestern Russia, the administrative center of Voronezh Oblast. It is located on both sides of the Voronezh River, away from where it flows into the Don. It is an operating center of the Southeastern Railway , as well as the center of the Don Highway...
passenger train hit by a local bus, which killed 31 and injured 14 people. (Present day of Dnipropetrovsk region, Ukraine
Ukraine
Ukraine is a country in Eastern Europe. It has an area of 603,628 km², making it the second largest contiguous country on the European continent, after Russia...
) July 8, 1990 - Petrogarodsk level crossing disaster – A passenger train smash into a local bus, which killed 31 people. (present day of Karelia
Karelia
Karelia , the land of the Karelian peoples, is an area in Northern Europe of historical significance for Finland, Russia, and Sweden...
region, Russia
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
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Spain
December 21, 1978 - Monoz level crossing disaster - A bus carrying school children hit by passenger train, at least twenty-seven people are killed and thirty-seven people are injured. September 24, 1980 - Vara de Quart level crossing disaster - A Valencia-MadridMadrid
Madrid is the capital and largest city of Spain. The population of the city is roughly 3.3 million and the entire population of the Madrid metropolitan area is calculated to be 6.271 million. It is the third largest city in the European Union, after London and Berlin, and its metropolitan...
express train smash into a local bus in Valencian Community
Valencian Community
The Valencian Community is an autonomous community of Spain located in central and south-eastern Iberian Peninsula. Its capital and largest city is Valencia...
, which killed 25 and injured 28 people.
Sri Lanka
January 1989 - Ahungalla level crossing accident, — At least fifty-one people are killed and 110 people are injured . 2005 - Polgahawela level crossing collisionPolgahawela level crossing collision
On April 27, 2005, at Polgahawela in Sri Lanka, a serious bus accident occurred on a level crossing.- Overview :The bus was a local service to Alawwa, reportedly carrying over 90 people. At 0830AM to 0845AM local time , the bus was travelling through Polgahawela, 80 km north-east of Colombo...
, Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka, officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka is a country off the southern coast of the Indian subcontinent. Known until 1972 as Ceylon , Sri Lanka is an island surrounded by the Indian Ocean, the Gulf of Mannar and the Palk Strait, and lies in the vicinity of India and the...
— : a bus tries to beat the train at a level crossing; at least 35 people are killed.
Switzerland
12 September 1982 – A bus carrying German tourists collides with a train on a level crossing near ZürichZürich
Zurich is the largest city in Switzerland and the capital of the canton of Zurich. It is located in central Switzerland at the northwestern tip of Lake Zurich...
, Switzerland, killing 39. The barriers were not closed, because the operator pressed a wrong button. Only two passengers survive the crash.
Taiwan
March 11, 1961 - 27 killed, 15 injured when a south-bound passenger train (#3001 Diesel Limited Express) smashed into a truck carrying soldiers at level crossing between Linfengyin (林鳳營) and Longtien (隆田), TainanTainan
Tainan City is a city in southern Taiwan. It is the fifth largest after New Taipei, Kaohsiung, Taichung, and Taipei. It was formerly a provincial city, and in 2010, the provincial city merged with the adjacent Tainan County to form a single special municipality. Tainan faces the Taiwan Strait in...
July 8, 1961 - 48 killed, 28 injured when a south-bound passenger train (#11 Limited Express) smashed into a bus at level crossing in Minxong
Minxiong, Chiayi
Minxiong is a rural township in Chiayi County, Taiwan. It has a population total of 72,652 and an area of 85.4969 square kilometres.National Chung Cheng University is located here, as is the Minxiong campus of National Chiayi University....
(民雄), Chiayi
Chiayi
-Administration:-City attractions:*Chiayi Park*Sun Shooting Tower *Lantan *Historic Archives Building of Chiayi City*University of Chiayi*Chiayi Museum...
. April 21, 1976 - Tacheng level crossing disaster – South-bound passenger train (#33 Kuan-kuang Limited Express; Kuan-kuang Hao) smash into a bus carrying high school students in Dacun
Dacun, Changhua
Dacun Township is a rural township in Changhua County, Taiwan. It has a population total of 36,552 and an area of 30.78 square kilometres.The township of Dacun is Taiwan's largest producer of grapes.The campus of Da-Yeh University is located in Dacun....
(大村), Changhua, which killed 40 and injured 42 people. March 8, 1981 - Hsinchu level crossing disaster — At least thirty people are died and 131 people are injured, when a north-bound passenger train (#1002 Tzu-chiang Limited Express, Tzu-chiang Hao
Tzu-Chiang Train
Tze-Chiang Trains are class of trains operated by the Taiwan Railways Administration . Of the 5 classes operated by the TRA, Tze-Chiang trains are the highest category. Ticketing is done on the basis of mileage...
) smashed into a truck at the south shore of Toucian River, Hsinchu
Hsinchu
Hsinchu City is a city in northern Taiwan. Hsinchu is popularly nicknamed "The Windy City" for its windy climate.Hsinchu City is administered as a special municipality within Taiwan . The city is bordered by Hsinchu County to the north and east, Miaoli County to the south, and the Taiwan Strait...
. December 20, 1990 - Luchu (Luzhu, 路竹) level crossing disaster — At least twenty-five people are killed and thirty-two people injured when a north-bound train (#1020 Tzu-chiang Limited Express) smahed into a tour bus.
Thailand
Korat level crossing disaster — At least forty are killed and thirty-nine are injured, when an overcrowded bus hit by an express train in Nakhon RatchasimaNakhon Ratchasima
Nakhon Ratchasima or is a city in the north-east of Thailand and gateway to Isan. It is the capital of the Nakhon Ratchasima Province and Nakhon Ratchasima district...
in July 1967. Takhli level crossing disaster — A track slammed into a side of Lopburi- Pitsanulok passenger train, at least twenty-seven are killed in May 1988.
Turkmenistan
Keshi level crossing disaster - At least forty people are died, when a bus hit by a diesel locomotive train in outskirt of Ashgabat on September 19, 1998.Ukraine
October 12, 2010 – Marganets level crossing disaster, A Krivoy Rog and Zaporozhye passenger train smash into a commuter bus in Dnipropetrovsk OblastDnipropetrovsk Oblast
Dnipropetrovsk Oblast is an oblast of central Ukraine, the most important industrial region of the country. Its administrative center is Dnipropetrovsk....
, which killed 43 person with nine are injured.
United Kingdom
Leicester and Swannington Railway 1832 train hit horse and cart; one of first ever level crossing accidents. Hixon rail crashHixon rail crash
The Hixon rail crash occurred on 6 January 1968 when a low-loader transporter carrying a 120-ton electrical transformer was struck by an express train on a recently installed automatic level crossing at Hixon, Staffordshire in England.-Background:...
— 1968 - 11 killed Lockington rail crash
Lockington rail crash
The Lockington rail crash occurred on 26 July 1986 at Lockington, Humberside , England, when the 09:33 passenger train from Bridlington to Hull on the Yorkshire Coast Line hit a Ford Escort van on a level crossing...
— 1986 - 9 killed Ufton Nervet rail crash
Ufton Nervet rail crash
The Ufton Nervet rail crash was a railway accident between a train and car near Ufton Nervet, Berkshire, England that caused seven deaths.-Collision:...
— 2004 - 7 killed Elsenham pedestrian accident — 3 December 2005 - 2 killed Wokingham
Wokingham
Wokingham is a market town and civil parish in Berkshire in South East England about west of central London. It is about east-southeast of Reading and west of Bracknell. It spans an area of and, according to the 2001 census, has a population of 30,403...
, Berkshire
Berkshire
Berkshire is a historic county in the South of England. It is also often referred to as the Royal County of Berkshire because of the presence of the royal residence of Windsor Castle in the county; this usage, which dates to the 19th century at least, was recognised by the Queen in 1957, and...
— 2007 - 1 killed Wokingham
Wokingham
Wokingham is a market town and civil parish in Berkshire in South East England about west of central London. It is about east-southeast of Reading and west of Bracknell. It spans an area of and, according to the 2001 census, has a population of 30,403...
, Berkshire
Berkshire
Berkshire is a historic county in the South of England. It is also often referred to as the Royal County of Berkshire because of the presence of the royal residence of Windsor Castle in the county; this usage, which dates to the 19th century at least, was recognised by the Queen in 1957, and...
— 2008 - 1 killed Halkirk
Halkirk
Halkirk is a village on the River Thurso in Caithness, in the Highland council area of Scotland. From Halkirk the B874 road runs towards Thurso in the north and towards Georgemas in the east...
, Caithness
Caithness
Caithness is a registration county, lieutenancy area and historic local government area of Scotland. The name was used also for the earldom of Caithness and the Caithness constituency of the Parliament of the United Kingdom . Boundaries are not identical in all contexts, but the Caithness area is...
— 2009 - 3 killed Wokingham
Wokingham
Wokingham is a market town and civil parish in Berkshire in South East England about west of central London. It is about east-southeast of Reading and west of Bracknell. It spans an area of and, according to the 2001 census, has a population of 30,403...
, Berkshire
Berkshire
Berkshire is a historic county in the South of England. It is also often referred to as the Royal County of Berkshire because of the presence of the royal residence of Windsor Castle in the county; this usage, which dates to the 19th century at least, was recognised by the Queen in 1957, and...
— 2010 - 1 killed Little Cornard
Little Cornard
Little Cornard is a village and civil parish in Suffolk, England. Located around from its larger sibling, Great Cornard, on the B1057 road between Sudbury and Colchester, it is part of Babergh district, and has a population of 305. The parish also includes the hamlet of Workhouse Green.The...
, Suffolk
Suffolk
Suffolk is a non-metropolitan county of historic origin in East Anglia, England. It has borders with Norfolk to the north, Cambridgeshire to the west and Essex to the south. The North Sea lies to the east...
— 2010 - 1 with life-threatening injuries Chorley
Chorley
Chorley is a market town in Lancashire, in North West England. It is the largest settlement in the Borough of Chorley. The town's wealth came principally from the cotton industry...
- 2011 - 1 killed, 1 serious injury (Dog ran over and man in shock so train tilts but gets back on rails (no citations due to no reporters within 10 miles)
United States
Salinas level crossing disaster — A local bus hit by a freight train in CaliforniaCalifornia
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
, at least twenty-eight people are killed and thirty-five people are injured on September 17, 1963. Fox River Grove level crossing accident
Fox River Grove level crossing accident
The 1995 Fox River Grove bus–train collision refers to a grade crossing accident that killed seven students riding aboard a school bus in Fox River Grove, Illinois on the morning of October 25, 1995...
— 1995 - 7 killed Bourbonnais train accident
Bourbonnais train accident
The 1999 Bourbonnais, Illinois train accident was a train-truck collision between Amtrak's southbound City of New Orleans passenger train and a semi truck in the village of Bourbonnais, Illinois, near the city of Kankakee. Almost the entire train derailed, killing 11 passengers...
— 1999 - 11 killed Murray County, Georgia
Murray County, Georgia
Murray County is a county located in the U.S. state of Georgia. As of 2000, the population was 36,506. The 2007 Census Estimate showed a population of 40,664. The county seat is Chatsworth.It is part of the Dalton, Georgia, Metropolitan Statistical Area....
— March 28, 2000 - 3 killed, CSX freight train strikes a school bus at an unsignalled crossing. Glendale train crash
Glendale train crash
The 2005 Glendale train crash is the second deadliest incident in the history of Metrolink, the commuter railroad in the Los Angeles, California, area. It was overtaken as the deadliest by the 2008 Chatsworth train collision.On January 26, 2005, at 6:03 a.m...
— 2005 - 11 killed Oxnard, California
Oxnard, California
Oxnard is the 113th largest city in the United States, 19th largest city in California and largest city in Ventura County, California, by way of population. It is located at the western edge of the fertile Oxnard Plain, and is an important agricultural center, with its distinction as the...
2008 - Amtrak Passenger Train strikes Truck. Truck is smashed to bits; no injuries to Truck Driver, or Train passengers. Canton, Michigan crash — 2009 - that killed 5 teens who were messing around by going past the railroad lights despite the flashing lights. The driver had his license suspended the day before. The car was totaled by a Amtrak
Amtrak
The National Railroad Passenger Corporation, doing business as Amtrak , is a government-owned corporation that was organized on May 1, 1971, to provide intercity passenger train service in the United States. "Amtrak" is a portmanteau of the words "America" and "track". It is headquartered at Union...
train towards Chicago
Chicago
Chicago is the largest city in the US state of Illinois. With nearly 2.7 million residents, it is the most populous city in the Midwestern United States and the third most populous in the US, after New York City and Los Angeles...
. Revere, Massachusetts
Revere, Massachusetts
Revere is a city in Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States, and located approximately from downtown Boston. It is named after the American patriot Paul Revere. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 51,755.- History :...
May 2008 - boy killed by "Second train coming" on MBTA. Detroit, Michigan
Michigan
Michigan is a U.S. state located in the Great Lakes Region of the United States of America. The name Michigan is the French form of the Ojibwa word mishigamaa, meaning "large water" or "large lake"....
March 1, 2010 - An Amtrak
Amtrak
The National Railroad Passenger Corporation, doing business as Amtrak , is a government-owned corporation that was organized on May 1, 1971, to provide intercity passenger train service in the United States. "Amtrak" is a portmanteau of the words "America" and "track". It is headquartered at Union...
train strikes a fire engine owned by the Detroit Fire Department
Detroit Fire Department
The Detroit Fire Department is the professional fire department that provides fire protection and emergency medical services to the city of Detroit, Michigan, United States. The DFD currently operates 120 fire companies out of 47 Fire Stations, located throughout the city, with a total sworn...
on the city's southwest side.
Zaire
July 3, 1987 – Kasumbalesa level crossing disaster - A passenger train smash into a trailer truck, carrying local residents in Katanga ProvinceKatanga Province
Katanga Province is one of the provinces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Between 1971 and 1997, its official name was Shaba Province. Under the new constitution, the province was to be replaced by four smaller provinces by February 2009; this did not actually take place.Katanga's regional...
, which killed 125 people. (present day of Democratic Republic of Congo)