Granges-près-Marnand train crash explained
On 29 July 2013, two passenger trains were involved in a head-on collision at Granges-près-Marnand, Switzerland, killing one person and injuring 25 others.
Accident
At 18:50 CEST (16:50 UTC), two passenger trains were involved in a head-on collision at Granges-près-Marnand, Vaud, Switzerland,[1] on the Palézieux–Payerne line.[2] Initially, it was reported that up to 44 people were injured,[3] five seriously. This was later revised to 25 injured.[4] The 24-year-old driver of the train heading to Granges-près-Marnand was killed in the crash:[5] [6] His body was recovered in the early hours of 30 July.[7] The injured were taken to hospitals in Lausanne and Payerne.[8] All but three of the injured had been discharged from hospital by 30 July.[4] Both of the trains were operated by Swiss Federal Railways.
Disruption
As a result of the accident, train services were suspended between Moudon and Payerne. A bus replacement service was provided.[2] The line was scheduled to be reopened in the afternoon of 30 July.[9]
Investigation
At the time, the Swiss Accident Investigation Board (SAIB) were responsible for investigating railway accidents in Switzerland.[10] The wrecked trains were moved to Yverdon where they were examined by the investigators.[4]
Cause
Initial reports indicated that the local train at Grange-près-Marnand station did not wait for the arrival of the incoming train from Payerne and left the station too soon.[11] The SAIB final report shows that the accident was caused by train 12976 departing from Granges-près-Marnard against a red signal.[12]
See also
Notes and References
- Web site: Dozens injured as two trains collide in Switzerland . RTÉ News . 29 July 2013.
- Web site: Zugunglück in der Waadt – 5 Schwerverletzte . Train accident in Vaud - 5 seriously injured . 20 minutes . German . 29 July 2013.
- Web site: Swiss Train Crash: 44 Passengers Injured . Yahoo . 29 July 2013.
- Web site: VIDEOS. Collision ferroviaire en Suisse : l'erreur humaine est la piste privilégiée . VIDEOS. Train Collision in Switzerland: human error is thought likely . La Parisien . French . 30 July 2013 . 31 July 2013.
- Web site: Short description . https://archive.today/20130730202937/http://www.sust.admin.ch/dbapp/search/BS/php/udetail.php?id=2013072902&lang=en . dead . 30 July 2013 . Swiss Accident Investigation Board . 30 July 2013 . French .
- Web site: Swiss officials investigating deadly head-on train crash . The Globe and Mail . 29 July 2013.
- Web site: Swiss train crash: Dozens hurt in Granges-pres-Marnand . BBC News Online . 30 July 2013.
- Web site: Cinq blessés graves dans une collision entre deux trains . Five seriously injured in a collision between two trains . Sarah . Bourquenoud . 24 Heures . French . 29 July 2013.
- Web site: SBB-Crash in der Waadt: Der Lokführer ist tot . SBB crash in Vaud: The driver is dead . Blick . German . 30 July 2012.
- Web site: Welcome to the homepage of the SAIB . Swiss Accident Investigation Board . 30 July 2013.
- Web site: Le train régional serait parti trop tôt de Granges-Marnand . The regional train departed from Granges-Marnand too soon . Gilles . Biéler . 24 Heures . French . 30 July 2013.
- Web site: Rapport final du Service d'enquête suisse sur les accidents SESA sur la collision des trains 12976 et 4049 du 29 juillet 2013 à Granges-Marnand (VD) N° reg.:2013072902 . Final report of the Swiss inquiry into the collision of trains 12976 and 4040 at Granges-près-Marnard, Vaud on 29 July 2013 . Swiss Accident Investigation Board . French . 21 February 2016 . 14 July 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140714164900/http://www.sust.admin.ch/pdfs/BS//pdf/2013072902_SB.pdf . dead .
