Podsosenka train disaster explained

Podsosenka train disaster
Date:3 March 1992
Time:5:15 Moscow Standard Time
Location:Nelidovo, Tver Oblast
Country:Russia
Deaths:43
Injuries:108

The Podsosenka train disaster happened on March 3, 1992, at 5:15 (local time) near Nelidovo, Tver Oblast, in Russia.

Passenger train No. 004 en route from Riga to Moscow failed to stop at a restrictive signal, and collided with oncoming freight train No. 3455 at Podsosenka station. The collision of the two diesel locomotives caused a fire, which spread to the passenger cars. Forty-three people were killed and 108 injured.[1]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: ru:Крушение в Подсосенке в 1992 году. http://www.parovoz.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?f=24&t=5438&start=0&st=0&sk=t&sd=a. 2009-01-10. parovoz.com. https://archive.today/20120913003034/http://www.parovoz.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?f=24&t=5438&start=0&st=0&sk=t&sd=a. 2012-09-13. ru. dead.