Английская Википедия:Dien Sanh train crash

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The Dien Sanh train crash occurred on 10 March 2015 when a passenger train struck a lorry obstructing the line on a level crossing near Dien Sanh station, Quảng Trị Province, Vietnam. One person was killed and four were seriously injured.

Crash

At 22:15 local time (15:15 UTC), a Hanoi to Ho Chi Minh City passenger train, callsign SE5, collided with a lorry on a level crossing near Dien Sanh station in Quảng Trị Province.[1] The crossing carried National Route 1 across the North–South Railway. The train consisted of D19E locomotive №968 and fourteen carriages.[2] The locomotive and three carriages derailed, killing the train driver and seriously injuring four other people, including the lorry driver. Several more were reported to have been injured; they were taken to Quảng Trị General Hospital. The train was carrying roughly 600 passengers. Following the crash, the eleven carriages that remained on the rails were taken to Шаблон:Rws. Clearance of the line began at 02:10 on 11 March. (19:10 on 10 March UTC).[1] Damage was estimated at VND 23 billion (US$1.1 million). The locomotive was destroyed, two carriages and a dining car were damaged. Over Шаблон:Convert of track was destroyed.[3] After the recovery operation, a railway crane derailed.[4] The railway was reopened at 20:55 (13:55 UTC) on 11 March.[3]

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