2015 El Fahs train accident

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2015 Tunis train accident
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Date16 June 2015
6:30 CET
Location El Fahs
CountryTunisia
Incident type collision
CauseNo barrier at the Level crossing
Statistics
Trains1 (train and lorry)
Deaths19
Injured98

On 16 June 2015, a collision took place between a train and a lorry, in El Fahs, Tunisia, resulting in 19 deaths and 98 injuries. The main cause of the accident was the lack of a barrier at the level crossing. [1] [2]

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References

  1. "18 dead, 98 injured in Tunisia train collision with lorry". 16 June 2016.
  2. (in French) "Accident du train à El-Fahs : Le bilan s'alourdit à 19 morts et 98 blessés". 16 June 2016.