Jokela rail accident

The Jokela rail accident occurred on 21 April 1996, at 07:08 local time (04:08 UTC) in Tuusula, Finland, approximately 50 kilometres (30 mi) north of Helsinki. Four people were killed and 75 were injured when express train P82 from Oulu, bound for Helsinki, derailed in heavy fog. The overnight sleeper train was carrying 139 passengers and five crew members. The official investigation into the accident revealed that it was caused by overspeeding through a slow-speed turnout.

Jokela rail accident
Details
Date21 April 1996
07:08 (EEST)
LocationJokela, Tuusula
50 km (31 mi) N from Helsinki
Coordinates60°33′16″N 024°58′02″E
CountryFinland
LineHelsinki–Riihimäki railway
OperatorVR Group
Incident typeDerailment
CauseExcessive speed
Statistics
Trains1
Passengers139
Deaths4
Injured75
Route map
to Tampere
Hyvinkää
Palopuro
Takoja
direction of train P82
Crash site
Jokela
Nuppulinna

It is estimated that the total cost of the accident was over FIM 26 million (4.3 million).

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