Accidents occurring in Western Europe, North America and Japan from 2013 onwards (last updated on 25th June 2021).
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Rail Accident Database
Tracking fatal rail accidents| 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 |