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* {{flagicon|Victoria}} 22 August 2007 - [[Somerville, Victoria|Somerville]]&ndash;[[Tyabb]] - truck driver killed.<ref name="abc.com.au">{{cite web|url=http://abc.com.au/news/stories/2007/08/22/2011798.htm |title=Truck driver killed in level crossing smash - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation) |publisher=Abc.com.au |date=2007-08-22 |accessdate=2013-10-30}}</ref> Flashing lights protecting the crossing were working. There were no boom barriers.
* {{flagicon|Victoria}} 22 August 2007 - [[Somerville, Victoria|Somerville]]&ndash;[[Tyabb]] - truck driver killed.<ref name="abc.com.au">{{cite web|url=http://abc.com.au/news/stories/2007/08/22/2011798.htm |title=Truck driver killed in level crossing smash - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation) |publisher=Abc.com.au |date=2007-08-22 |accessdate=2013-10-30}}</ref> Flashing lights protecting the crossing were working. There were no boom barriers.
* {{flagicon|Victoria}} 29 April 2008 - The vehicle of a [[P-plates#Australia|'P-Plate']] driver was hit by train while stopped on a crossing in [[Murrumbeena, Victoria]]<ref name="abc.com.au"/>
* {{flagicon|Victoria}} 29 April 2008 - The vehicle of a [[P-plates#Australia|'P-Plate']] driver was hit by train while stopped on a crossing in [[Murrumbeena, Victoria]]<ref name="abc.com.au"/>
* {{flagicon|Victoria}} 18 November 2008 &ndash; A [[Connex Melbourne]] express train collided with a car in [[Dandenong South, Victoria]], killing the car's 53-year-old female occupant, after she failed to stop at an actively-protected crossing.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.news.com.au/heraldsun/story/0,21985,24668344-661,00.html#|title = High speed train crash in Dandenong South kills woman|date=2008-11-18|accessdate=2009-01-01}} {{Dead link|date=August 2010|bot=RjwilmsiBot}}</ref>
* {{flagicon|Victoria}} 18 November 2008 &ndash; A [[Connex Melbourne]] express train collided with a car in [[Dandenong South, Victoria]], killing the car's 53-year-old female occupant, after she failed to stop at an actively-protected crossing.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.news.com.au/heraldsun/story/0,21985,24668344-661,00.html# |title=High speed train crash in Dandenong South kills woman |date=2008-11-18 |accessdate=2009-01-01 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/20081223144021/http://www.news.com.au:80/heraldsun/story/0,21985,24668344-661,00.html |archivedate=December 23, 2008 }}</ref>
* {{flagicon|Queensland}} 27 November 2008 &ndash; Two people were killed and several others injured after a [[QR Tilt Train]] collided with a truck on the [[Bruce Highway]] level crossing about {{convert|20|km}} south of [[Cardwell, Queensland]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.theage.com.au/national/two-dead-in-qld-train-vehicle-crash-20081127-6jv3.html |title = Two dead in Queensland train, vehicle crash|date=2008-11-27|accessdate=2008-11-30|location=Melbourne|work=The Age}}</ref>
* {{flagicon|Queensland}} 27 November 2008 &ndash; Two people were killed and several others injured after a [[QR Tilt Train]] collided with a truck on the [[Bruce Highway]] level crossing about {{convert|20|km}} south of [[Cardwell, Queensland]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.theage.com.au/national/two-dead-in-qld-train-vehicle-crash-20081127-6jv3.html |title = Two dead in Queensland train, vehicle crash|date=2008-11-27|accessdate=2008-11-30|location=Melbourne|work=The Age}}</ref>
* {{flagicon|Queensland}} 1 January 2009 &ndash; One person was 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]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2009/01/02/2457939.htm?section=australia |title = Fatal crossing one of 10 worst in Qld |date=2009-01-02|accessdate=2009-01-02}}</ref>
* {{flagicon|Queensland}} 1 January 2009 &ndash; One person was 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]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2009/01/02/2457939.htm?section=australia |title = Fatal crossing one of 10 worst in Qld |date=2009-01-02|accessdate=2009-01-02}}</ref>
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== Hong Kong==
== Hong Kong==
*{{flagicon|Hong Kong|1959}} 29 July 1994 - A [[Light Rail Transit (Hong Kong)|LRT]] vehicle hit by a container lorry, at a level crossing at the injunction of Wu King Road and Wu Shan Road in [[Tuen Mun New Town|Tuen Mun]], operator killed, four injured.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oQZqID9L69o|title=TVB News|work=YouTube|accessdate=15 November 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|author=屯門湖景路 |url=http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=zh-TW&geocode=&q=wu+king+road&aq=&sll=22.24786,114.203384&sspn=0.122975,0.291138&ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=%E9%A6%99%E6%B8%AF%E6%B9%96%E6%99%AF%E8%B7%AF&ll=22.37768,113.966734&spn=0.00096,0.002275&z=19&layer=c&cbll=22.37768,113.966734&panoid=ziILKK89E21Q0oo3MALMDA&cbp=12,68.31,,0,14.01 |title=wu king road - Google 地圖 |publisher=Maps.google.co.uk |date=1970-01-01 |accessdate=2013-10-30}}</ref><ref>[http://kid-gordon.xanga.com/708381650/%E8%BC%95%E9%90%B5-1013-%E5%B9%B3%E4%BA%A4%E9%81%93%E4%BA%8B%E6%95%85-15-%E5%91%A8%E5%B9%B4%E3%80%82/ ]{{dead link|date=October 2013}}</ref>
*{{flagicon|Hong Kong|1959}} 29 July 1994 - A [[Light Rail Transit (Hong Kong)|LRT]] vehicle hit by a container lorry, at a level crossing at the injunction of Wu King Road and Wu Shan Road in [[Tuen Mun New Town|Tuen Mun]], operator killed, four injured.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oQZqID9L69o|title=TVB News|work=YouTube|accessdate=15 November 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|author=屯門湖景路 |url=http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=zh-TW&geocode=&q=wu+king+road&aq=&sll=22.24786,114.203384&sspn=0.122975,0.291138&ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=%E9%A6%99%E6%B8%AF%E6%B9%96%E6%99%AF%E8%B7%AF&ll=22.37768,113.966734&spn=0.00096,0.002275&z=19&layer=c&cbll=22.37768,113.966734&panoid=ziILKK89E21Q0oo3MALMDA&cbp=12,68.31,,0,14.01 |title=wu king road - Google 地圖 |publisher=Maps.google.co.uk |date=1970-01-01 |accessdate=2013-10-30}}</ref><ref>[http://kid-gordon.xanga.com/708381650/%E8%BC%95%E9%90%B5-1013-%E5%B9%B3%E4%BA%A4%E9%81%93%E4%BA%8B%E6%95%85-15-%E5%91%A8%E5%B9%B4%E3%80%82/ ] {{wayback|url=http://kid-gordon.xanga.com/708381650/%E8%BC%95%E9%90%B5-1013-%E5%B9%B3%E4%BA%A4%E9%81%93%E4%BA%8B%E6%95%85-15-%E5%91%A8%E5%B9%B4%E3%80%82/ |date=20110819103645 }}</ref>


== Hungary ==
== Hungary ==

Revision as of 17:55, 24 January 2016

The following is an incomplete list of accidents that occur at a level crossing; in other words, this list only includes railway accidents that occur at-grade and not separated from other traffic by bridges and overpasses. Note that this list is incomplete with many countries not reporting accidents, or only listing accidents of a certain level of severity and loss of life.

Argentina

  • Argentina 11 June 1962, Villa Soldati, Buenos Aires: 42 people were killed and 88 injured, when a bus was hit by an express train.
  • Argentina 31 October 1984, San Justo[disambiguation needed] level crossing disaster: at least 48 people died and 16 were injured, when a local bus was hit by a commuter train. [citation needed]
  • Argentina 12 May 1992, a minibus is hit by a freight train in the village of the Andino, province of Santa Fe. 11 children die
  • Argentina 9 March 2008, Dolores, Buenos Aires: a bus collided with a passenger train, killing 18 and injuring at least 65, when the bus driver ignored the crossing warning devices.
  • Argentina 13 September 2011, Flores, Buenos Aires: a bus collided with a passenger train on a level crossing, derailing the train, which crashed into another train standing in Flores Station. 11 people were killed and 228 injured. The bus driver had ignored the crossing warning lights and partly lowered barrier.[1][2][3]
  • Argentina 2 November 2011, A freight train collides with a school bus in a rural area of San Luis Province, 8 girls are killed and 41 are injured.

Australia

  • Victoria (state) 8 May 1943 - Australia's worst road-rail crash. Steam loco A2 863 hit a bus carrying soldiers at Tallangatta Road, Wodonga resulting in the death of twenty five people.[4]
  • Victoria (state) 24 February 1951 - 11 people killed in a collision between a bus and a train at a level crossing near Horsham, Victoria.[5]
  • Victoria (state) 1 June 1952 - Nine killed in bus-train accident at a level crossing at Boronia, Victoria.[5]
  • New South Wales 27 January 2001 - Gerogery level crossing accident - Five killed.
  • South Australia 24 October 2002 - an interstate passenger train struck a bus and car stopped on a level crossing at Salisbury - four killed, 26 injured.[6]
  • Victoria (state) 5 August 2004 - Three killed when a Sprinter passenger train collided with a car stopped on a level crossing at St Albans, Victoria.[7]
  • Victoria (state) 11 August 2005 - a motorist ignored flashing level crossing lights at Horsham.[8]
  • Victoria (state) 28 April 2006 - Two killed and 28 injured when a passenger train collided with a truck transporting a 14-tonne granite block, at a passively-protected crossing at Trawalla in western Victoria.[5]
  • Victoria (state) 25 May 2006 - Lismore level crossing accident - a truck collided with a train at a passively-protected crossing in fog. Truck driver killed.[9]
  • Victoria (state) 5 June 2007 - Kerang train crash - 11 passengers killed when a truck collided with a passenger train, slicing open two carriages. Warning lights protecting the crossing were working.
  • Victoria (state) 22 August 2007 - Somerville–Tyabb - truck driver killed.[10] Flashing lights protecting the crossing were working. There were no boom barriers.
  • Victoria (state) 29 April 2008 - The vehicle of a 'P-Plate' driver was hit by train while stopped on a crossing in Murrumbeena, Victoria[10]
  • Victoria (state) 18 November 2008 – A Connex Melbourne express train collided with a car in Dandenong South, Victoria, killing the car's 53-year-old female occupant, after she failed to stop at an actively-protected crossing.[11]
  • Queensland 27 November 2008 – Two people were killed and several others injured after a QR Tilt Train collided with a truck on the Bruce Highway level crossing about 20 kilometres (12 mi) south of Cardwell, Queensland.[12]
  • Queensland 1 January 2009 – One person was 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.[13]
  • Victoria (state) 14 November 2011 - One killed after a train collided with car at Toorak Road level crossing in Kooyong, Victoria.[14]
  • Victoria (state) 28 November 2011 - A train collided with a tip truck stopped on the Springvale Road level crossing in Springvale, Victoria.[15]
  • Victoria (state) 16 March 2012 - One killed after train collided with car at Cheltenham, Victoria.[16]
  • Victoria (state) 25 May 2012 - One person killed after a freight train collided with a car stopped on the Cherry Road level crossing in Werribee, Victoria.[17]
  • Victoria (state) 27 Oct 2012 - Reservoir, Victoria - a train collided with a truck at High Street level crossing with operational boom gates, bells and lights.[18]
  • Victoria (state) 3 Nov 2012 - Dandenong South, Victoria - A truck ran through Abbotts Road level crossing with operational boom gates, bells and lights, and hit an outbound Cranbourne suburban train travelling at 115 km/h (71 mph). 1 killed, 13 injured, including the train driver.[19]

Bangladesh

  • 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. [citation needed]
  • Bangladesh 16 April 2008 – According to ATN Bangla television, a Dinajpur–Dhaka Ekoto Express train hit a local bus on a level crossing outside of Kalihati, Tangail, Bangladesh, killing 18 and injuring 30.[20]

Brazil

Canada

China

  • China December 23, 1988 - Qinghemen level crossing disaster - A local bus hit by passenger train in Shenyang, at least 46 are killed and 63 are injured. [citation needed]
  • China January 17, 1989 - Huinan level crossing disaster - A local bus hit by passenger train, at least 32 are killed. [citation needed]
  • China January 31, 1993 - Gaotaishan level crossing disaster - A Chifeng-Dalian passenger train smash into an overcrowded bus, which killed 66 people with injured 29 in Liaoning. [citation needed]
  • China April 30, 1993 - Yingkou level crossing disaster - A passenger train smash into a bus, which killed 36 people with injured 38 in Liaoning. [citation needed]
  • China September 16, 1999 - Yibin level crossing disaster - At least 25 people are killed and 24 people are injured, when a passenger train smashed into school bus. [citation needed]
  • China December 24, 2001 - Artux level crossing disaster - At least 28 people are killed and eleven people are injured, when a mini bus hit by Ürümqi–Kashgar passenger train in Xinjiang. [citation needed]

Cuba

  • Cuba November 7, 1997 - Holguin level crossing disaster - A local bus hit by Havana–Santiago de Cuba passenger train, at least fifty-six are killed and six are injured. [citation needed]
  • Cuba 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. [citation needed]

Czech Republic

Egypt

  • Egypt 20 October 1979 – Imbaba level crossing disaster - A suburban passenger train smash into a public bus in Giza Governorate, which killed 28 and injured 30 people. [citation needed]
  • Egypt 11 December 1987 – According to the Egyptian 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, Egypt, killing 62 children and injuring 67.[29]
  • Egypt 16 April 1995 – Al Minufiyah level crossing disaster; At least forty-nine textile workers are killed, when a bus hit by an express train. [citation needed]
  • Egypt 16 July 2008 – Marsa Matruh a truck failed to stop pushing waiting traffic into the path of the train. At least 40 killed.
  • Egypt 17 November 2012 – Manfalut train accident, a school bus carrying about 60 pre-school children between four and six years old was hit by a train on a rail crossing near Manfalut, 350 km (230 miles) south of the Egyptian capital Cairo. At least 50 children and the bus driver were killed in the crash. About 17 people were also injured.[30]
  • Egypt 18 November 2013 - bus hit by train at crossing by warning light and chain, at Dahshour near Giza - 26 killed - returning from wedding [31]

France

  • France October 19, 1979 – Tarbes level crossing disaster - An express train smash into a bus, carrying local pilgrims in Midi Pyrenees, which killed 21 and injured 29 people. [citation needed]

Germany

Hong Kong

  • 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 Mun, operator killed, four injured.[35][36][37]

Hungary

  • Hungary January 30, 1973 - Helvecia level crossing disaster - A commuter train smashed into a regular route bus, at least thirty-seven people are killed and eighteen people are injured.
  • Hungary May 8, 2003 - Lake Balaton level crossing disaster - A double-decker bus from Germany hit by Budapest–Nagykanizsa express train, at least thirty-four are killed and forty-two are injured.[38][39]

India

  • India December 9, 1964 - Deoria level crossing disaster — A bus hit by a passenger train in Uttar Pradesh, at least twenty-nine people are killed and seventy-two people are injured. [citation needed]
  • India September 11, 1986 - Pathali Pahar level crossing disaster — A local bus hit by a passenger train in Assam, at least twenty-eight people are killed and sixty people are injured. [citation needed]
  • India March 20, 1991 - Annupur level crossing disaster — A bus hit by many vehicles and following hit passenger train in Madhya Pradesh, at least thirty-five people are died, twenty-seven people are injured. [citation needed]
  • India December 10, 1993 – Poona level crossing disaster - A Sahyadi Express train smash into a bus, carrying school-children in Maharashtra, which killed 38 and injured 41 people. [citation needed]
  • India May 14, 1996 – Varanasi level crossing disaster - A passenger train smash into a tractor, carrying wedding guests in Uttar Pradesh, which killed 25 people. [citation needed]
  • India May 25, 1996 – Alappuzha level crossing disaster - A passenger train smash into a bus, carrying wedding guests in Kerala, which killed 35 people. [citation needed]
  • India April 1999 - Jhukia level crossing disaster — A bus with wedding party hit by passenger train, at least 45 people are killed.[40]
  • India Ganaskakti - bus hit by train.
  • India 2005 - Nagpur level crossing disaster — - 55 killed.
  • India July 7, 2011 – Dariyaiganj level crossing accident - A Mathura-Chhapra passenger train rammed into a bus, carrying wedding guests in Kanshiram Nagar, Uttar Pradesh, which killed 38 persons and injured another 32. [citation needed]

Indonesia

  • Indonesia November 4, 1997 – Kotabumi level crossing disaster - An express train smash into a bus in Sumatra, which killed 26 and injured 5 people. [citation needed]
  • Indonesia November 3, 2001 – Serang level crossing disaster - A freight train smash into a bus, carrying local pilgrim in West Java, which killed 20 people. [citation needed]

Israel

  • Israel June 12, 1985 - HaBonim disaster - A passenger train smashed into a bus carrying school children, at least twenty-two people are killed and seventeen are injured.

Japan

  • Japan June 10, 1958 15:28 - Nantan, Kyoto: 4 people were killed and 88 injured. Steam locomotive colided with the chartered bus that elementary school students get on.[41]
  • Japan January 3, 1959 22:50 - Osaka, Osaka: 7 people were killed and 13 injured. A bus was hit by Hankyu Exporess train, which caused by delayed closing of the crossing signalman.
  • Japan December 12, 1960 - Maniwa, Okayama: 10 people were killed and 50 injured. A bus was hit by the train at the crossing without crossing signal.
  • Japan September 20, 1963 - Fukuoka, Fukuoka: 8 people were killed. 4-car train colided with a truck and derailed, and another 1-car train colided with the derailed train.
  • Japan April 1, 1967 - Sennan, Osaka: 5 people were killed and 208 injured. The train colided with a truck and derailed.
  • Japan December 9, 1969 - Tatebayashi, Gunma: 7 people were killed and 101 injured. The train colided with a crane truck.
  • Japan March 30, 1970 - Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi: 5 people were killed and 29 injured. The train colided with a concrete mixer lorry and derailed.[42]
  • Japan March 4, 1971 - Fujiyoshida, Yamanashi: 17 people were killed and 71 injured. the train colided with a small truck, and brake device of the train malfunctioned. Then train ran-away 4 km and derailed.

Kazakhstan

  • Kazakhstan November 23, 2014 - A truck/Lorry, which was unable to stop because of black ice, gets hit by 2 trains at a crossing. the truck/lorry driver was killed on the 2nd impact and 4 cars from the freight train derailed; the wreck was caught on security video.[43]

Kenya

  • Kenya August 17, 2000 - 6 die in Kisumu, after a freight train hits a packed bus on a busy level crossing during the morning rush hour.[citation needed]

Mexico

  • Mexico 1975 - Cuautitlan level crossing accident — A Mexico City–Ciudad Juárez passenger train smash into an express bus, at least twenty-nine people died and thirty-two people are injured on February 8, 1975. [citation needed]
  • Mexico January 17, 1977 - Tianepantla level crossing disaster — A passenger train smash into a local bus, at least forty-two people are killed. [citation needed]
  • Mexico 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. [citation needed]
  • Mexico February 25, 1989 - Saltillo level crossing disaster — A passenger train smash into a local bus, at least twenty-two people are killed. [citation needed]
  • Mexico January 14, 1990 - Léon level crossing disaster — A local bus hit by a freight train, at least thirty-three people died and twenty-six people are injured. [citation needed]
  • Mexico 1997 - Mexico City a commuter train hits a fuel tanker at a crossing and later explodes killing at least 20 people; the explosion was recorded by a news helicopter.[44]
  • Mexico 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. [citation needed]

Morocco

  • Morocco March 1, 2000 - Ksar el-Kebir - A train crashed into a tractor trailer that carried 50 agricultural workers - 36 killed and 10 injured - Accident was due to fog.[45]

The Netherlands

  • Netherlands February 17, 1944, Lisse - Truck with workers is pushed onto the crossing after a collision with another truck and gets hit by train, 9 killed, many injured.[46]
  • Netherlands May 25, 1954, Zandbulten - Bus with wedding guests gets hit by train, 6 dead and ca. 20 injured.[47][48]
  • Netherlands October 10, 1977 - IJsselmuiden - Car gets hit by train on level crossing, 6 killed.[49]
  • Netherlands July 22, 1986 - Brummen - Van, transporting mentally disabled, gets hit by train on level crossing, 6 dead, 2 injured.[50][51]
  • Netherlands June 16, 2000, Klarenbeek - Car with caravan drives a red light at a rail crossing and is struck by train, family of 5 killed.[52]

New Zealand

  • New Zealand August 25, 1993 - Rolleston level crossing accident — A truck fails to stop for level crossing alarms and hits the side of a southbound Southerner express passenger train, killing three and seriously injuring seven.[53][54]

Pakistan

  • 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. [citation needed]
  • Pakistan September 2003 - Malikwal level crossing disaster — A bus hit by Lalamusa-Surghuda local train, at least twenty-seven are killed and six injured. [citation needed]
  • Pakistan 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.[55]

Poland

  • Poland July 30, 2012. Nine people have been killed and one person is seriously injured after a train and a minibus collided in the Polish town of Bratoszewice.[56]

Portugal

  • Portugal May 2, 1938. In Viana do Castelo, at 00.15 AM, on the Gontim street level crossing, a train crashed into an open-box lorry that carried more of forty people that returned from celebrations of the Labour Day. Twenty eight of them were killed and seventeen injured.[57]
  • Portugal April 26, 1984. Terronho crossing, Recarei, Paredes - 07:30 AM - Train-Bus collision - Seventeen killed and over twenty injured.[58]

Russia

  • Russia Voronezhskay level crossing disaster — At least twenty-one people are dead and six are injured, when a bus carrying factory workers hit by Mineralnye Vody–Krasnodar passenger train on January 21, 2006. [citation needed]

Slovakia

South Africa

South Korea

  • South Korea January 1954 - Osan level crossing disaster — A truck, carrying army infantry school, smash into local passenger train, at least 56 people fatalities and many injures in Hwaseong, Gyeonggi-do. [citation needed]
  • South Korea October 1970 - Onyang level crossing disaster — A charter bus hit by express train and at least 42 people are killed. [citation needed]

Soviet Union

  • Soviet Union June 11, 1989 - Kamenskaya Pogorelova level crossing disaster – An Adeler−Voronezh passenger train hit by a local bus, which killed 31 and injured 14 people. (Present day of Dnipropetrovsk region, Ukraine) [citation needed]
  • Soviet Union July 7, 1990 - Petrozavodsk level crossing disaster. A local bus service from Padozero to Petrozavodsk collided with a suburban train on the Petrozavodsk-Suoyarvi route on the 14th km of the A133. In total 33 of the 80 passengers on the bus were killed. The 11th of July was declared a day of mourning in the Karelian ASSR.

Spain

  • Spain December 19, 1929 - Gelida level crossing accident - Gelida (Barcelona) - Bus-train collision - 17 killed and 8 injured.[61][62]
  • Spain April 17, 1930 - Gilet level crossing accident - Gilet (Valencia) - Bus-train collision - 13 killed and 20 injured.[63]
  • Spain June 10, 1934 - La Pola de Gordon crossing accident - La Pola de Gordón (León) - Bus-train collision - 20 killed and 11 injured.[64]
  • Spain June 30, 1965 - El Arahal crossing accident - El Arahal (Seville) - Bus-train collision - 12 killed and 30 injured [65]
  • Spain December 21, 1978 - Munoz level crossing disaster - Munoz, La Fuente de San Esteban (Salamanca) - A bus carrying school children hit by a Salamanca-bound locomotive, thirty-two people are killed and fifty-six people are injured.[66][67]
  • Spain September 24, 1980 - Vara de Quart level crossing disaster - Vara de Quart, Xirivella/Chirivella (Valencia) - A Valencia-Madrid express train smash into a local bus, which killed 25 and injured 28 people.[68]
  • Spain March 25, 1988 - Juneda level crossing accident - Juneda (Lleida/Lérida) - Schoolbus-train collision - 15 killed and 23 injured.[69]
  • Spain January 3, 2001 - Lorca level crossing accident - Lorca (Province of Murcia) - Van-train collision - 12 killed and 2 injured.[70]

Sri Lanka

Switzerland

  • Switzerland 12 September 1982 – A bus carrying German tourists collides with a train on a level crossing near Zürich, Switzerland, killing 39. The barriers were not closed, because the operator pressed a wrong button. Only two passengers survive the crash.[71]

Taiwan

  • 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), Tainan [72]
  • Taiwan 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 (民雄), Chiayi.[73]
  • Taiwan 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 (大村), Changhua, which killed 40 and injured 42 people.[74]
  • Taiwan 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) smashed into a truck at the south shore of Toucian River, Hsinchu.[75]
  • Taiwan December 20, 1990 - Lujhu (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) smashed into a tour bus.[76]

Thailand

  • 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 Ratchasima in July 1967.[citation needed]
  • Thailand Takhli level crossing disaster — A track slammed into a side of Lopburi−Pitsanulok passenger train, at least twenty-seven are killed in May 1988. [citation needed]

Tanzania

  • Tanzania Nov. 6 -- Twelve people died and others were injured when a bus collided with a train at Kiberege in Tanzania's eastern region. Six men, four women and two girls. The bus driver, who crossed without taking precautions, ran away after the incident.[77]

Turkmenistan

  • Turkmenistan Keshi level crossing disaster - At least 40 people are killed when a bus is hit by a diesel locomotive train in the outskirts of Ashgabat on September 19, 1998. [citation needed]

Ukraine

United Kingdom

United States

Vietnam

  • Vietnam Dien Sanh train crash – March 10, 2015 - A Vietnam Railways passenger train collides with a lorry near Dien Sanh station. One person in killed and several people are injured, four seriously.

Zaire

See also

References

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