Codogno rail crash explained

Codogno rail crash
Date:9 December 1957
Location:Codogno
Country:Italy
Line:Milano–Bologna
Operator:Ferrovie dello Stato
Type:Level crossing collision
Trains:1
Deaths:15
Injuries:30

The Codogno rail crash happened at Codogno, Italy, in the early evening of 9 December 1957. Fifteen people were killed, and at least 30 were seriously injured.

At 18:19 on 9 December 1957, the Milan–Rome express, while travelling through Codogno at a speed of 130km/h, struck a truck loaded with bran, which had become stuck at a level crossing. The train then derailed and brought down a cast iron pylon.

Fifteen people, including several truck drivers, were killed, and more than 30 other people were injured.

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