Merano derailment | |
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Details | |
Date | 12 April 2010 9:03 CEST (7:03 UTC) |
Location | Between Latsch and Kastelbell-Tschars (South Tyrol) |
Country | Italy |
Line | Vinschgau Line |
Operator | STA Südtiroler Transportstrukturen AG |
Incident type | Derailment |
Cause | Obstruction on line (landslide) |
Statistics | |
Trains | 1 |
Deaths | 9 |
Injured | 28 |
The Merano derailment occurred on 12 April 2010 when a train derailed between Latsch and Kastelbell, near Merano, Italy, after running into a landslide, causing nine deaths and injuring 28 people.