1996 Dniprodzerzhynsk tram accident
The 1996 Dniprodzerzhynsk tram accident occurred on 2 July 1996, in Dniprodzerzhynsk (now Kamianske), Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, Ukraine, when an overcrowded tram derailed during the evening rush hour, and crashed into a concrete wall. An investigation by the local railway department discovered that the brakes on the tram car failed as it was going down a hill. The derailment and subsequent crash killed a total of 34 people, and left over 100 others injured. The incident was the deadliest tram accident in the Ukraine, and one of the deadliest tram disasters anywhere in the world, surpassing the 1954 Zagreb tram accident which killed 19 people.
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1996 Dniprodzerzhynsk tram accident
The 1996 Dniprodzerzhynsk tram accident occurred on 2 July 1996, in Dniprodzerzhynsk (now Kamianske), Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, Ukraine, when an overcrowded tram derailed during the evening rush hour, and crashed into a concrete wall. An investigation by the local railway department discovered that the brakes on the tram car failed as it was going down a hill. The derailment and subsequent crash killed a total of 34 people, and left over 100 others injured. The incident was the deadliest tram accident in the Ukraine, and one of the deadliest tram disasters anywhere in the world, surpassing the 1954 Zagreb tram accident which killed 19 people.
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Katastrofa tramwajowa w Dniepr ...... dniepropetrowskim na Ukrainie.
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The 1996 Dniprodzerzhynsk tram ...... cident which killed 19 people.
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Катастрофа Днепродзержинского ...... пропетровской области Украины.
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Трамвайна аварія 2 липня 1996 ...... травмовано 34, з них 9 дітей.
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tram car number 1044 involved in the crash, as seen in 1992.
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Katastrofa tramwajowa w Dniepr ...... dniepropetrowskim na Ukrainie.
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The 1996 Dniprodzerzhynsk tram ...... cident which killed 19 people.
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Катастрофа Днепродзержинского ...... пропетровской области Украины.
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Трамвайна аварія 2 липня 1996 ...... травмовано 34, з них 9 дітей.
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1996 Dniprodzerzhynsk tram accident
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Katastrofa tramwajowa w Dnieprodzierżyńsku
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Катастрофа трамвая в Днепродзержинске 2 июля 1996 года
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Трамвайна аварія 2 липня 1996 року
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