Amsterdam Westerpark train collision

Amsterdam Westerpark train collision
The two trains involved in the collision near Westerpark
Details
Date21 April 2012 (2012-04-21)
18:30 local time (16:30 UTC)
LocationWesterpark, Amsterdam
Coordinates52°23′15″N 4°52′44″E / 52.387364°N 4.879003°E / 52.387364; 4.879003
CountryNetherlands
LineOude Lijn
OperatorNederlandse Spoorwegen
Incident typeHead-on collision
CauseSuspected SPAD
Statistics
Trains2
Passengers136
Deaths1
Injured116 (12 critical, 43 or 44 serious, < 60 minor)
Amsterdam Centraal enlarge…
site of collision
Isolatorweg
Amsterdam Sloterdijk
De Vlugtlaan
Westpoort

On 21 April 2012 at 18:30 local time (16:30 UTC), two trains were involved in a head-on collision at Westerpark, near Sloterdijk, in the west of Amsterdam, Netherlands. Approximately 117 people were injured, one of whom later died in hospital. The collision is thought to have been caused by the driver of one of the trains passing a red signal.