Podsosenka train disaster
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| Podsosenka train disaster | |
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| Details | |
| Date | 3 March 1992 5:15 Moscow Standard Time |
| Location | Nelidovo, Tver Oblast |
| Coordinates | 56°13′48″N 32°34′56″E / 56.23000°N 32.58222°E |
| Country | Russia |
| Cause | Signal passed at danger |
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| Deaths | 43 |
| Injured | 108 |
The Podsosenka train disaster happened on March 3, 1992, at 5:15 (local time) near Nelidovo, Tver Oblast, in Russia.
Passenger train No. 004 en route from Riga to Moscow failed to stop at a restrictive signal, and collided with oncoming freight train No. 3455 at Podsosenka station. The collision of the two diesel locomotives caused a fire, which spread to the passenger cars. Forty-three people were killed and 108 injured.[1]