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Major Rail Accidents 1995 – 1999
Model train enthusiasts get frustrated with train derailments and accidents that happen with their model train sets. Sadly, real-life train accidents are far more serious and cause tragedy and mayhem. In this series we look at some of the more serious real-life train accidents from history.
Aug. 20, 1995
Around 358 people were killed and another 344 injured when a passenger train crashed into a train that had apparantly stalled after hitting a cow in Firozabad, India.
Feb. 14, 1998
The derailment of a cargo train caused the explosions of two wagons with fuel onboard in Cameroon. 220 people died.
Nov. 26, 1998
More than 200 people were killed in the collision of two trains in India.
Aug. 2, 1999
285 people die when two express trains collide head-on in Gauhati, India.
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