2009 Romanian bus-train collision
| Details | |
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| Date and time: | August 14, 2009 at 14:10 (UTC+3) |
| Location: | near a Railway station in Scânteia, Iaşi County Coordinates: 46°55′17″N 27°34′07″E / 46.921486°N 27.568517°E |
| Statistics | |
| Deaths: | 14; 2 serious injuries |
The 2009 Romanian bus-train collision (Romanian: Tragedia de la Scânteia), happened on August 14, 2009 at 14:10pm in Romania. A bus and train hit each other. Thirteen people died. It happened in Scânteia of Iaşi County in Romania on County Road 248C[1][2][3][4]. It was originally thought that only 10 people died in the accident. This was the worst accident in Romania in the past fifteen years[source?].
[change] Accident
The accident happened when a minibus carrying 16 passengers was moving across a railway crossing. The minibus was hit by a train as it was crossing the railway crossing near Scânteia. Everyone that was killed in the accident was on the bus, which included a child. Three more people were badly injured. The bus was hit in the center of it and was pushed a total of 350 meters by the train[5][6]. The reason why the crash happened in the first place was because the bus driver did not follow the light signals or signs at the railway crossing[7].
[change] References
- ↑ "Microbuz lovit de tren în judeţul Iaşi. 13 persoane au murit, printre care şi un copil (VIDEO)" (in Romanian). Antena 3. 2009-08-14. http://www.antena3.ro/stiri/rutier/microbuz-lovit-de-un-tren-la-iasi-cinci-persoane-au-murit_77984.html. Retrieved 2009-08-14.
- ↑ "13 persoane şi-au pierdut viaţa după coliziunea dintre un tren şi un microbuz. ATENŢIE, IMAGINI ŞOCANTE!" (in Romanian). Realitatea TV. 2009-08-14. http://www.realitatea.net/cel-putin-12-persoane-si-au-pierdut-viata-dupa-coliziunea-dintre-un-tren-si-un-microbuz--atentie--imagini-socante_589227.html. Retrieved 2009-08-14.
- ↑ "13 morţi şi trei răniţi grav, după ce un microbuz a fost lovit de tren - VIDEO" (in Romanian). Mediafax. 2009-08-14. http://www.mediafax.ro/social/13-morti-si-trei-raniti-grav-dupa-ce-un-microbuz-a-fost-lovit-de-tren-video.html?1688;4758531. Retrieved 2009-08-14.
- ↑ "Scontro tra treno e bus in Romania" (in Italian). Euronews. 2009-08-14. http://it.euronews.net/2009/08/14/scontro-tra-treno-e-bus-in-romania/. Retrieved 2009-08-14.
- ↑ "Thirteen passengers die after train hits their bus". Romanian Times. 2009-08-14. http://www.romaniantimes.at/news/General_News/2009-08-14/2347/Thirteen_passengers_die_after_train_hits_their_bus. Retrieved 2009-08-14.
- ↑ "13 morti, 3 raniti (FOTO SI VIDEO)" (in Romanian). Ziarul de Iasi. 2009-08-14. http://www.ziaruldeiasi.ro/local/accident-feroviar-la-scinteia~ni5mka. Retrieved 2009-08-14.
- ↑ "13 morţi într-un accident teribil în Iaşi" (in Romanian). Evenimentul Zilei. 2009-08-14. http://www.evz.ro/articole/detalii-articol/863665/13-morti-intr-un-accident-teribil-in-Iasi--VIDEO/. Retrieved 2009-08-14.
[change] Other websites
- Photos and videos on the accident (please be aware that these images may cause distress).
