Gare de Lyon rail accident
1988 public transit disaster in Paris, France / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Gare de Lyon rail accident (French: Accident ferroviaire de la gare de Lyon), occurred on 27 June 1988, when an SNCF commuter train headed inbound to Paris's Gare de Lyon terminal crashed into a stationary outbound train, killing 56 and injuring 57, resulting in the third deadliest rail disaster in peacetime France.[1][2][3]
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Date | 27 June 1988 19:09 |
Location | Paris-Gare de Lyon rail station |
Country | France |
Line | Melun-Paris Commuter Service |
Operator | SNCF |
Incident type | Head-on collision |
Cause | Disabling of braking system caused by driver error |
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Trains | Two SNCF Class Z 5300 electric multiple units |
Deaths | 56[1] |
Injured | 57[1] |
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