Bir el-Bey train collision

The Bir el-Bey train collision occurred on 24 September 2010, at Bir el-Bey, Tunisia, when two trains collided with each other. One person reportedly died as a result of the accident, and 57 people were reported injured.^[1][2]

Bir el-Bey train collision
Details
Date	24 September 2010 15:00 local time (14:00 UTC)
Location	Bir el-Bey
Country	Tunisia
Incident type	Collision
Cause	Reduced visibility from heavy rain storm
Statistics
Trains	2
Deaths	1[1]
Injured	57

Accident

A train coming from Tunisia's Sfax derailed and toppled over after being hit by the other train at the tail wagon at 3 p.m. local time (14:00 UTC) at Bir el-Bey train station.

Cause

The collision was caused by poor visibility, the result of a violent rainstorm.^[3]