2021 Světec train crash
2021 Světec train crash | |
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Date | 4 April 2021 14:16 |
Location | Světec, Ústí nad Labem Region |
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Line | Ústí nad Labem – Bílina railway |
Operator | ORLEN Unipetrol Doprava ČD Cargo Správa železnic |
Incident type | train collision |
Cause | under investigation (probably fault of a train driver) |
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Trains | 2 |
Passengers | 0 |
Deaths | 1 |
Injured | 1 |
Damage | 50 million CZK |
The 2021 Světec train crash was a collision of two freight trains, which occurred at Světec railway station in Světec, Czech Republic on 4 April 2021 at 14:16 CEST. An express freight train (nákladní expres), no. 54334, operated by ORLEN Unipetrol Doprava (UNIDO) and hauled by a CZ Class 753.7, collided with a continuous freight train (průběžný nákladní vlak), no. 66403, operated by ČD Cargo (ČDC) and hauled by a CZ Class 123.[1] The driver of the UNIDO train, which was carrying tank cars filled with propane and butane, died upon impact. The driver of the ČD Cargo train, which was carrying coal, saved himself by jumping out of the locomotive. A fire broke out on one of the locomotives, and 9 firefighter units and an air ambulance responded to the accident.[2] According to preliminary information, the railway signalling had worked correctly, so the accident was probably caused by the UNIDO train driver killed in the crash.[3]
The total damage was calculated at about 50 million CZK (34 mil. CZK to the UNIDO train, 9 mil. CZK to the ČDC train, 4.5 mil. CZK to the infrastructure).[1]
References
- ^ a b Sůra, Jan (4 April 2021). "U Bíliny se srazily dva nákladní vlaky, při nehodě zemřel strojvedoucí". Zdopravy.cz (in Czech). Archived from the original on 4 April 2021. Retrieved 20 April 2021.
- ^ "Na Teplicku se srazily dva nákladní vlaky, zemřel jeden strojvedoucí". Echo24.cz (in Czech). 4 April 2021. Archived from the original on 5 April 2021. Retrieved 20 April 2021.
- ^ Sůra, Jan (5 April 2021). "Trať u Světce bude mimo provoz až do středy, pokračuje odstraňování následků". Zdopravy.cz (in Czech). Archived from the original on 5 April 2021. Retrieved 20 April 2021.
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