Ligueux railway accident

When railway accident Ligueux derailed the express train from the October 29, 1930 Geneva to Bordeaux in France near the station of Ligueux due to lowering of the rails after a heavy rain.

consequences

17 people died in the accident and around 40 were injured. Three of the deceased were Swiss.

Individual evidence

↑ Le Petit Parisien du 30 October 1930; L'express Genève-Bordeaux déraille à 25 kilomètres de Périgueux , Le Petit Journal, October 30, 1930, page 1
^ On the railway accident in Perigueux , NZZ , October 31, 1930, page b2

45.307777777778 0.81972222222222Coordinates: 45 ° 18 ′ 28 ″ N , 0 ° 49 ′ 11 ″ E

[1] Le Petit Parisien du 30 October 1930; L'express Genève-Bordeaux déraille à 25 kilomètres de Périgueux , Le Petit Journal, October 30, 1930, page 1

[2] On the railway accident in Perigueux , NZZ , October 31, 1930, page b2