Tangua railway accident

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The Tanguá railway accident occurred on April 6, 1950 near Tanguá , Brazil, and claimed 110 lives. It was triggered by the collapse of a bridge while a train was crossing.

Starting position

The train of the Estrada de Ferro Leopoldina railway company was on the way from Rio de Janeiro to Vitória . The train consisted of a locomotive and 22 cars . It was very busy due to the Easter break . In Rio de Janeiro he had left after midnight.

About 50 km east of Rio de Janeiro, the railway line runs east of Tanguá over the Rio Cãcetibu .

the accident

Persistent, heavy rains had washed away the foundations of the railway bridge. When the leading locomotive was about halfway across the bridge at around 1:30 a.m., it collapsed. The locomotive and five cars - two of them baggage cars - fell into the river, which had a violent current. The remaining 17 cars came to a stop before they could crash. There were about 200 people in the crashed vehicles . About 90 were able to save themselves by swimming.

consequences

110 people died, many of them drowned, also because they were torn away by the current. 40 people were also injured. The area was very inaccessible, so that the rescue work was very difficult.

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Remarks

  1. ↑ A&E Television Networks gives the name of the river as "Indios River", probably Rio Indios ; the Sun Advertiser's report speaks of the “Tangua River”, so then probably Rio Tangua .

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c d e f Apr 6, 1950: Train falls off bridge in Brazil. A&E Television Networks, accessed March 22, 2014 .
  2. ↑ So: Internet map  ( page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. .@1@ 2Template: Dead Link / trialx.com  
  3. ^ Message from Sun Advertiser.

Coordinates: 22 ° 43 ′ 30.3 "  S , 42 ° 42 ′ 12.4"  W.