Comodoro Rivadavia rail disaster (1953)
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The 1953 Comodoro Rivadavia rail disaster occurred on February 15, 1953, in Punta Piedras, a beach resort near the city of Comodoro Rivadavia in the Patagonian province of Chubut, Argentina. It happened in the branch to Rada Tilly that extended alongside the coast, part of the Comodoro Rivadavia Railway and then operated by Ferrocarriles Argentinos.[1]
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1953 Comodoro Rivadavia rail disaster | |||
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Date | February 15, 1953 | ||
Location | Punta Piedras, Chubut | ||
Country | Argentina | ||
Line | Comodoro Rivadavia–Rada Tilly | ||
Operator | Ferrocarriles Argentinos (FC Roca) | ||
Service | Passenger | ||
Incident type | Derailment | ||
Cause | Excessive speed, exceeded capacity | ||
Statistics | |||
Trains | 1 | ||
Passengers | 100 | ||
Crew | 2 | ||
Deaths | 36 | ||
Injured | 65 | ||
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The accident resulted in 36 fatalities and 65 injuries.[2]