2015 Studénka train crash
On 22 July 2015 at 7:43 a.m., a passenger train on its way from Bohumín to Františkovy Lázně collided with a truck on a rail crossing in Studénka, Czech Republic. Three passengers died and seventeen others were injured. It was the deadliest train disaster in the Czech Republic since 2008, when a road bridge under construction collapsed just in front of an approaching train on the same track, two kilometres ahead of the 2015 crash site.
| 2015 Studénka train crash | |
|---|---|
A ČD Class 680 Pendolino, the train involved in the accident. | |
| Details | |
| Date | July 22, 2015 07:43 CEST (UTC+02:00) |
| Location | Studénka, Czech Republic |
| Country | Czech Republic |
| Operator | Czech Railways |
| Cause | Collision with a truck |
| Statistics | |
| Trains | 1 |
| Passengers | 145 |
| Deaths | 3 |
| Injured | 17 |
| Damage | 157.7 million CZK |
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