Anchieta rail disaster
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The Anchieta rail disaster, occurred on March 4, 1952, in Anchieta, a suburb twenty miles north of the centre of Rio de Janeiro in Brazil. 119 people were killed and the resulting outcry prompted major new investment in Brazilian railways. This accident is considered the Third-Deadliest rail accident in brazilian history.
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Date | March 4, 1952 8:40 a.m. |
Location | Anchieta, Rio de Janeiro |
Country | Brazil |
Operator | Estrada de Ferro Central do Brasil |
Incident type | Derailment and collision |
Cause | Broken rail |
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Trains | 2 |
Deaths | 119 |
Injured | up to 250 |
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