Brandsen rail disaster
Appearance
Brandsen rail disaster | |
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Details | |
Date | March 8, 1981 04:30 |
Location | Brandsen |
Country | Argentina |
Line | Buenos Aires to Mar Del Plata |
Operator | Ferrocarril General Roca |
Incident type | Head-on collision |
Cause | Points failure |
Statistics | |
Trains | 2 |
Passengers | 803 |
Deaths | 34 |
Injured | 74 |
The Brandsen rail disaster occurred on March 8, 1981 in Brandsen, Argentina when a passenger train carrying 803 passengers collided head-on with a freight train, killing 34 and injuring another 74. The train crash was caused by points failure.