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| Gare de Lyon rail accident | |
|---|---|
 Rescue team operating on trainwreck | |
| Details | |
| Date | 27 June 1988 19:09 |
| Location | Paris-Gare de Lyon rail station |
| Country | France |
| Line | Melun-Paris Commuter Service |
| Operator | SNCF |
| Incident type | Head-on collision |
| Cause | Disabling of braking system caused by driver error |
| Statistics | |
| Trains | Two SNCF Class Z 5300 electric multiple units |
| Deaths | 56[1] |
| Injured | 57[1] |
The Gare de Lyon rail accident (French: Accident ferroviaire de la gare de Lyon), occurred on 27 June 1988, when an SNCF commuter train headed inbound to Paris's Gare de Lyon terminal crashed into a stationary outbound train, killing 56 and injuring 57, resulting in the third deadliest rail disaster in peacetime France.[1][2][3]
- ^ a b c "Prison Ferme". l'Humanité. 15 December 1992. Archived from the original on 4 January 2010.
- ^ "Another Deadly Parisian Train Crash". The New York Times. Associated Press. 7 August 1988.
- ^ Greenhouse, Stephen (28 June 1988). "Death Toll Now 59 in Paris Train Crash". The New York Times.