Sjursøya train accident
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The Sjursøya train accident was a railway accident that occurred on 24 March 2010 at around 13:15 local time, when a set of 16 freight cars began to roll uncontrollably during shunting on Alnabru, north in Oslo. The train dispatcher central chose to lead the runaway train in the direction of Sjursøya, along the Loenga–Alnabru Line, where it derailed and rolled through a Statoil building in the terminal area at Sjursøya, a peninsula which is part of the Oslo ports facilities. The line leading to the container and petroleum port at Sjursøya is a branch of Østfold Line, and is only used at low speeds. However, the empty carriages crashed into the harbour terminal at an estimated speed of more than 100 km/h (62 mph).[1] At the most, the set of wagons had a speed of 90–140 km/h.[2]
Sjursøya train accident | |
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Details | |
Date | 24 March 2010 13:15 |
Location | Sjursøya, Oslo |
Coordinates | 59°53′17″N 10°45′17″E |
Country | Norway |
Line | Loenga–Alnabru Line |
Operator | CargoNet |
Incident type | Collision with infrastructure |
Cause | Runaway |
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Trains | 1 |
Passengers | 0 |
Deaths | 3 |
Injured | 4 |
According to police reports, three people were killed in the accident while four people were injured. Of these four, three were severely hurt and the fourth person received minor injuries.[3] According to TV 2 Nyhetskanalen, the condition of three of the injured persons was critical.