Ufa train disaster
1989 railway accident in Iglinksy District, Bashkir SSR, Soviet Union / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Ufa train disaster was a railway accident that occurred on 4 June 1989, in Iglinsky District, Bashkir ASSR, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union, when an explosion killed 575 people and injured 800 more.[1] It is the deadliest rail disaster during peacetime in Soviet/Russian history[citation needed] and the second-deadliest overall after the Vereshchyovka train disaster.
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Date | June 4, 1989; 35 years ago (1989-06-04) 1:15 |
Location | Iglinsky District, Bashkir ASSR, Russian SFSR, USSR |
Country | Soviet Union |
Line | Kuybyshev Railway |
Cause | Fuel leak caused by big explosion |
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Trains | 2 |
Passengers | 1,300 |
Deaths | 575 |
Injured | 725 |
Damage | 2 trains |
The accident was named after Ufa, the largest city in the Bashkir ASSR, although it occurred about 75 kilometres (47 miles) east of the city. An annual commemoration is usually held at the Ulu-Telyak station [ru], near the disaster site;[2] there is a memorial at the site.[citation needed]