2017 Leuven derailment

2017 Leuven derailment
Photograph showing type of train involved in the accident.
The train involved was a Class 80, similar to this one
2017 Leuven derailment is located in Belgium
2017 Leuven derailment
Details
Date18 February 2017
13:13 CET
LocationLeuven
Coordinates50°53′50″N 4°42′42″E / 50.8972°N 4.7118°E / 50.8972; 4.7118
CountryBelgium
OperatorSNCB/NMBS
Incident typeDerailment
CauseExcessive speed
Statistics
Trains1
Passengers85
Deaths1
Injured27

A derailment of a passenger train occurred on 18 February 2017 at Leuven, Belgium. One person was killed and 27 were injured. The cause of the derailment was excessive speed through a set of points.