Marhanets train accident

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Marhanets train accident
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A railway crossing near Marhanets where the collision occurred
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Date12 October 2010
08:30 a.m. local time (05:30 UTC) [1]
Location Marhanets, Dnipropetrovsk Oblast
Coordinates 47°39′05″N34°35′02″E / 47.65139°N 34.58389°E / 47.65139; 34.58389
Country Ukraine
LineZaporizhzhia-Marhanets
Operator Ukrainian Railways
Incident type Level crossing collision
CauseViolation of traffic rules [2]
Statistics
Trains1
Passengers54
Deaths45 [3]
Injured9 [4]

The Marhanets train accident occurred on 12 October 2010, at Marhanets, Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, Ukraine when a train collided with a passenger bus on a railroad level crossing. Forty-three people were reported dead and nine injured. [4] The bus driver, whose actions allegedly caused the collision, was killed in the accident as well. [4] [ dubious – discuss ] The collision was the worst single road accident in Ukraine's history by number of victims. [5]

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Accident

Dnipropetrovsk Oblast in Ukraine Map of Ukraine political simple Oblast Dnipropetrowsk.png
Dnipropetrovsk Oblast in Ukraine

The collision between a midibus carrying around 48 passengers and a locomotive occurred at 08:30 a.m. local time (05:30 UTC) [1] at an unmanned automated railway crossing. [6] Of those who were killed, 38 died at the scene and the others in hospitals from their injuries. [4]

Ukrzaliznytsia's press service reported that a preliminary theory on the cause of the accident was the violation of traffic rules by the driver of the bus. [2]

Reaction of the authorities

The Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine planned to allocate ₴100,000 (approx. 12,600 US dollars) to each family of those killed and injured in a collision. [6] Officials said this was the deadliest vehicle accident in the country's history. [7] President Viktor Yanukovych, on a visit to the region at the time, declared Wednesday the 13th a day of national mourning. [4] Yanukovych also ordered for an investigation into the incident to be carried out in order to determine who bore responsibility for the crash [8] and instructed transport officials to install automated crossing gates at all railway crossings to prevent cars, buses and trucks from ignoring signals. [7]

Road and railway accidents are common in Ukraine, where the roads are in poor condition, vehicles are poorly maintained, and drivers and passengers routinely disregard safety and traffic rules. [9]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Forty killed as train hits bus in Ukraine". AFP. 12 October 2010. Archived from the original on January 24, 2013. Retrieved 13 October 2010.
  2. 1 2 "Ukrzaliznytsia forms commission to investigate cause of bus-train accident". Kyiv Post. 12 October 2010. Retrieved 13 October 2010.
  3. ↑ Умерла уже 45-я жертва аварии под Марганцем Archived 2010-10-18 at the Wayback Machine (in Russian)
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 "Train and bus collide in Ukraine, 43 killed". Reuters Africa. 12 October 2010. Archived from the original on 10 June 2012. Retrieved 13 October 2010.
  5. ↑ Balmforth, Richard (13 October 2010). "Train crushes bus, leaving 41 dead in Ukraine's worst traffic accident". Edinburgh: Scotsman.com. Retrieved 12 October 2010.
  6. 1 2 "Azarov: Government to allocate Hr 100,000 to each family of train-bus collision victims". Kyiv Post. 12 October 2010. Retrieved 13 October 2010.
  7. 1 2 "Forty-three killed in bus, train crash". Archived from the original on 2010-10-20. Retrieved 2010-10-27.
  8. ↑ "Ukraine train and bus collision kills 42". BBC News Online. 12 October 2010. Retrieved 13 October 2010.
  9. ↑ 40 killed in Ukraine train collision
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