2017 Leuven derailment | |
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Details | |
Date | 18 February 2017 13:13 CET |
Location | Leuven |
Coordinates | 50°53′50″N 4°42′42″E / 50.8972°N 4.7118°E |
Country | Belgium |
Operator | SNCB/NMBS |
Incident type | Derailment |
Cause | Excessive speed |
Statistics | |
Trains | 1 |
Passengers | 85 |
Deaths | 1 |
Injured | 27 |
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.