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.