Tåsen accident
1992 railway incident in Oslo, Norway
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The Tåsen accident was a collision between a T1300 train and an excavator on the Sognsvann Line of the Oslo Metro in Oslo, Norway. The accident happened February 24, 1992 just north of Tåsen Station.
| Tåsen accident | |
|---|---|
| Details | |
| Date | February 24, 1992 12:55 p.m. EDT (06:55 UTC +1) |
| Location | Between Tåsen and Østhorn stations at Nordberg, Oslo |
| Country | Norway |
| Line | Sognsvann Line |
| Operator | Oslo Sporveier |
| Incident type | Collision between passenger train and excavator |
| Statistics | |
| Trains | One T1300 train and one excavator |
| Deaths | 1 |
| Injured | 10 |
Accident
At 12:55 p.m. EDT (06:55 UTC) on Monday, On February 24, 1992, a double-wagoned T1300 train of the 8 series, bound from Stortinget on line no. 13 for Sognsvann left Tåsen Station.[1] A few seconds later, in the same minute, it crashed into an excavator that was performing maintenance work on the line, just after having gained speed.[2] The excavator's tilting bucket smashed into the front window of the first wagon and destroyed the whole front part of the train.[3]
A 26-year-old woman sat with her 6-year-old daughter in the front of the train when the bucket hit the train's left part.[4] She died after a few seconds, while her child was seriously wounded, and sent to Ullevål University Hospital.[5]