Póvoa de Santa Iria train collision
1986 railway accident in Póvoa de Santa Iria, Portugal / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Póvoa de Santa Iria train collision was a rail transport accident that occurred in the train station of Póvoa de Santa Iria, Portugal, on 5 May 1986. It caused the death of 17 people and left 83 others injured. It is considered one of the worst rail accidents that ever happened in Portugal.[1]
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Date | 5 May 1986 Between 12:00 and 12:15 WEST (UTC+01:00) |
Location | Póvoa de Santa Iria, Vila Franca de Xira, Lisbon |
Coordinates | 38°51′33″N 9°03′51″W |
Country | Portugal |
Line | Linha do Norte |
Operator | Caminhos-de-Ferro Portugueses |
Incident type | Collision |
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Trains | 2 |
Deaths | 17 |
Injured | 83 |
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The accident involved a speeding express train and a local train stopped at the train station in Póvoa de Santa Iria. Due to human error, the express train entered the station inadvertently at high speed and collided with the rear of the local train, crumpling two carriages of the local train. The train station also suffered damage.