Bentschen railway accident
In the Bentschen railway accident on December 28, 1915 , a holiday train coming from Berlin derailed at Bentschen station (today: Zbąszyń , Poland ) . 23 people died.
the accident
The holiday train came from Berlin, drove through the station at excessive speed and derailed as a result. Due to the secrecy of such events during the First World War , information on this accident is thin. There is no information on why the train was moving too fast.
consequences
23 soldiers died and 47 were also injured. In addition, there was high property damage.
literature
- Bernhard Püschel: Historical railway disasters. A chronicle of accidents from 1840 to 1926 . Freiburg 1977. ISBN 3-88255-838-5
- Ludwig Stockert : Railway accidents (new episode) - Another contribution to railway operations theory . Berlin 1920, no.275.