| Gentofte train crash | |
| Country: | Denmark |
| Type: | Collision |
| Cause: | Signal passed at danger |
| Trains: | 2 |
| Deaths: | 40 |
| Injuries: | 100+ |
In the Gentofte train crash at Gentofte station, Denmark, on the island of Zealand, on 11 July 1897 an express train pulled by a DSB class CS (0-4-2) number 245 passed a signal cautioning danger and collided with a stationary passenger train waiting at the station.[1] There were 40 deaths and more than 100 people were injured.