Rail Accident Database

Tracking fatal rail accidents

Accidents occurring in Western Europe, North America and Japan from 2013 onwards (last updated on 25th June 2021).

 

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DATE COUNTRY LOCATION DESCRIPTION CASUALTIES
04/04/21 Czech Republic Světec Express freight train collided with a second freight train 1 killed
20/08/20 USA Baltimore A car was crushed between two light rail trains 1 killed, 2 injured
19/08/20 Italy Carnate A crewless passenger train ran away from Paderno d'Adda and derailed at Carnate-Usmate station 3 killed
12/08/20 UK Carmont An InterCity passenger train derailed after colliding with a landslip following severe rainfall 3 killed, 6 injured
31/07/20 Portugal Soure A high-speed passenger train derailed after colliding with an overhead line maintenance vehicle 2 killed, 43 injured
02/06/20 Spain La Hiniesta A high-speed passenger train collided with a lorry that had fallen from a bridge onto the track 2 killed
22/05/20 Netherlands Hooghalen A passenger train collided with an agricultural vehicle 1 killed, 2 injured
03/04/20 Germany Augen A freight train collided with part of a concrete bridge that was being replaced and had fallen onto the track 1 killed, 3 injured
27/03/20 USA New York An arsonist caused a series of fires on the subway system with one on board a train while in service 1 killed, 16 injured
06/02/20 Italy Livraga A passenger train was derailed at high speed due to incorrectly set points on a passing loop 2 killed, 31 injured
05/09/19 Japan Yokohama A passenger train derailed after colliding with a lorry on a level crossing 1 killed, 34 injured
03/07/19 UK Margam Track workers working on a set of points were struck by a passenger train 2 killed
26/02/19 USA Westbury, New York Two Long Island Rail Road trains hit a pickup truck on a railroad crossing 3 killed
08/02/19 Spain Manresa Head-on collision between two passenger trains 1 killed, 1 injured
04/02/19 Canada Field, British Colombia A westbound Canadian Pacific train derailed 3 killed
02/01/19 Denmark Great Belt Crossing A DSB express passenger train is hit by an object from a passing cargo train 8 killed, 16 injured
13/12/18 Turkey Ankara A high-speed train collides with a pilot locomotive 9 killed, 48 injured
04/10/18 USA Granite Canyon, Wyoming A Union Pacific freight train lost its brakes (due to a damaged air hose and communication failure) and collided with the rear of a stationary train 2 killed
20/09/18 Netherlands Oss A passenger train collided with a Stint cart on a level crossing 4 killed, 2 injured
08/07/18 Turkey Tekirdağ province Heavy rain undermined the track and caused a passenger train to derail 24 killed, 318 injured
23/05/18 Italy Caluso, near Turin A passenger train collided with a lorry that crashed through the barriers on a level crossing 2 killed, 18 injured
07/05/18 Germany Aichach, Bavaria A passenger train collided head-on with a freight train parked on the same track 2 killed
12/02/18 Austria Niklasdorf Side-on collision between two passenger trains resulting in the derailment of several carriages 1 killed, 22 injured
04/02/18 USA Cayce, S.Carolina An Amtrak train collided with a CSX freight train 2 killed, 116 injured
31/01/18 USA Crozet, Virginia A chartered Amtrak train collided with a garbage truck at a level crossing 1 killed, 6 injured
25/01/18 Italy Milan Passenger train derailment 3 killed, 100 injured
18/12/17 USA Washington On its inaugural run, a passenger train was over-speeding and derailed on a low speed curve on a highway over-bridge 3 killed, 80 injured
14/12/17 France Perpignan A passenger train collided with a school bus on a level crossing 6 killed, 24 injured
27/11/17 Belgium Morlanweiz Following a level crossing collision, in which no-one was injured, the train ran away and collided with a group of track workers 2 killed , 7 injured
26/10/17 Finland Raseborg A passenger train collided with an off-road military lorry 4 killed, 4 injured
13/05/17 Greece Adendro Passenger train derailed and collided with a neighbouring house 3 killed, 10 injured
07/03/17 USA Biloxi Freight train collided with a bus that was stuck on the tracks at a level crossing 4 killed
18/02/17 Belgium Leuven Passenger train derailed and the leading car fell on its side 1 killed, 27 injured
14/02/17 Luxembourg Bettembourg Head-on collision between a local commuter train and a freight train 1 killed, 2 injured
09/11/16 UK Croydon Two-car tram derailed and overturned when travelling at “significantly higher speed” than allowed at the location 7 killed, 51 injured
29/09/16 USA Hoboken Commuter train crashed through the buffer stop and into the station concourse 1 killed, 114 injured
09/09/16 Spain O Porriño Passenger train derailed, colliding with an overbridge and signalling tower 4 killed, 49 injured
12/07/16 Italy Andria Head-on collision between two passenger trains 23 killed, 54 injured
28/06/16 USA Texas Head on collision between two freight trains 2 killed, 1 injured
26/06/16 USA Southern Colorado Amtrak passenger train collided with a van on a level crossing 5 killed in van
06/06/16 Belgium Hermalle-sous-Huy Passenger train collided with the rear of a freight train 3 killed, 36 injured
03/04/16 USA Pennsylvania Amtrak passenger train collided with a backhoe on the track, and a carriage derailed 2 killed , 31 injured
23/02/16 Netherlands Dalfsen Passenger train collided with a crane at a level crossing 1 killed, 6 injured
09/02/16 Germany Bad Aibling Head on collision between two passenger trains 11 killed, 85 injured
14/11/15 USA North Carolina A freight train collided with a car 2 killed
14/11/15 France Eckwersheim A high-speed TGV test train derailed. 11 killed, 49 injured
12/09/15 Germany Monzingen A passenger train collided with a car. 5 killed
16/05/15 Germany Ibbenbüren Passenger train collided with an agricultural vehicle on a level crossing. 2 killed, 20 injured
12/05/15 USA Port Richmond Amtrak train derailed and rolled on its side. 8 killed, >200 injured
24/02/15 USA Oxnard A Metrolink train hit a road vehicle. 1 killed, 29 injured
03/02/15 USA New York A Metro-North Railroad train strikes a car at a crossing and catches on fire. 6 killed
14/01/15 USA Odessa A prison bus was hit by a train. 10 killed, 5 injured
17/08/14 USA Hoxie Two Union Pacific locomotives hit head on and several cars derail, resulting in a fire 2 killed, 2 injured
07/05/14 UK Malton First Transpennine Express train hit a car on a level crossing 1 killed
08/02/14 France Nice A train derails when it is hit by a rock that rolled down the mountainside 2 killed, 7 injured
01/12/13 USA Spuyten Duyvil A passenger train travelling at 82 mph, well above the 30 mph speed limit, derailed on a curve 4 killed, 63 injured
30/11/13 USA Silver City South Western Inc. train derailed 3 killed
24/10/13 USA Sanford Four freight cars loaded with gravel derail at the SunRail station on State Road 46 1 killed
11/10/13 USA Randolph County A truck carrying logs collided with a train carrying 63 people 1 killed, 23 injured
18/09/13 Canada Barrhaven A double decker bus collided with a passenger train in a suburb of Ottawa, Ontario 6 killed in bus
25/08/13 Mexico Tabasco A cargo train carrying Central American migrants derailed in a remote region of southern Mexico 6 killed, 35 injured
29/07/13 Switzerland Granges-pres-Marnand Two passenger trains collide between the towns of Moudon and Payerne 1 killed, 40 injured
24/07/13 Spain Santiago de Compostela A high-speed train travelling at 190 kph, well above the 80 kph speed limit, derailed on a curve 79 killed, 140 injured
12/07/13 France Brétigny-sur-Orge A passenger train is derailed at speed by a track defect and crashes into a station platform 6 killed, 200 injured
06/07/13 Canada Lac-Mégantic A freight train containing 72 wagons of crude oil runs away while unattended; several wagons explode in the town centre when the train derailed 42 killed
04/06/13 Denmark Holbæk A train collides with a tractor, killing its driver 1 killed, 6 injured
03/05/13 Belgium Schellebelle A freight train derails and three wagons carrying acrylonitrile explode and catch fire 1 killed, 33 injured
26/04/13 USA Butler County A freight train collided with a bus carrying senior citizens at a level crossing 1 killed in bus, 11 injured
21/03/13 UK Athelney A high speed train collided with a car on a level crossing 1 killed in car
23/01/13 Slovakia Liptovský Mikuláš An intercity train from Košice to Bratislava hit a de-icing vehicle 1 killed