Langenweddingen level crossing disaster
The Langenweddingen rail disaster near Magdeburg in East Germany caused 94 deaths. It occurred on 6 July 1967 at the village of Langenweddingen, today part of the Sülzetal municipality, on the Magdeburg–Thale railway in the then East Germany when a bilevel train struck a fuel tanker, which exploded as a result of the collision, at a level crossing of Highway 81.
| Langenweddingen disaster | |
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Photo of the disaster | |
| Details | |
| Date | 6 July 1967 |
| Location | Near Magdeburg |
| Country | East Germany |
| Line | Magdeburg–Thale |
| Operator | Deutsche Reichsbahn (East Germany) |
| Incident type | Level crossing accident |
| Cause | Gate left open; signalling error |
| Statistics | |
| Trains | 1 |
| Deaths | 94 |
With an official death toll of 94 people, the disaster is considered the most serious accident in the postwar railway history of East Germany. It was also the deadliest German post-war railway accident until the Eschede train disaster of 1998, as well as one of the most disastrous accidents involving dangerous goods in German history.
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