Kédange railway accident
The Kédange railway accident was a rear-end collision followed by a major fire that occurred on September 4, 1945 at the Kédange train station (now: Kédange-sur-Canner ) in Lorraine , France . 39 people died as a result.
the accident
In Kédange station , on the French section of the Völklingen – Thionville railway line , a freight train stopped on an overtaking track to allow a military transport to pass. This military train consisted of eight occupied passenger cars , then four empty cars and then tank cars in which a flammable liquid (probably fuel) was transported.
Due to an error by the employee in the signal box , the military train was also directed to the overtaking track that was still occupied by the freight train. The trains collided and a fire broke out that, despite the empty guard wagons, spread to the occupied cars.
consequences
39 people died and 34 were also injured.
literature
- Peter WB Semmens: Disasters on the rails. A worldwide documentation. Transpress, Stuttgart 1996, ISBN 3-344-71030-3 .
Individual evidence
Coordinates: 49 ° 18 ′ 20.6 ″ N , 6 ° 19 ′ 56.3 ″ E