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List of level crossing crashes

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The following is an incomplete list of accidents that occur at a level crossing; in other words, this list only includes railway accidents that occur at-grade and not separated from other traffic by bridges and overpasses. This list is incomplete with many countries not reporting accidents, or only listing accidents of a certain level of severity and loss of life.

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Argentina

  • Argentina 11 October 1935 – Near Naón a bus was hit by a train. 10 killed[1]
  • Argentina 11 June 1962 – Villa Soldati level crossing tragedy, Buenos Aires – 42 people were killed and 88 injured when a bus was hit by an express train.[2]
  • Argentina 1 February 1964 – A train hit a bus near Paraná. 20 killed and 16 injured.[3]
  • Argentina 10 January 1965 – Near La Plata a bus was hit by a train. Eight killed and 29 injured[4]
  • Argentina 31 October 1984 – San Justo level crossing disaster: at least 48 people died and 16 were injured when a local bus was hit by a commuter train.[5]
  • Argentina 12 May 1992 – A car was hit by a freight train in the village of the Andino, province of Santa Fe. 10 children and one adult died.[6]
  • Argentina 9 March 2008 – Dolores, Buenos Aires – a bus collided with a passenger train, killing 18 and injuring at least 65, when the bus driver ignored the crossing warning devices.[7]
  • Argentina 13 September 2011 – Flores, Buenos Aires – a bus collided with a passenger train on a level crossing, derailing the train, which crashed into another train standing in Flores Station. 11 people were killed and 228 injured. The bus driver had ignored the crossing warning lights and partly lowered barrier.[8][9][10]
  • Argentina 2 November 2011 – A freight train collided with a school bus in a rural area of San Luis Province. Eight girls were killed and 41 were injured.[11]

Australia

  • Victoria (state) 8 May 1943 – Wodonga level crossing accident – Australia's worst road-rail crash. Steam locomotive A2 863 hit a bus carrying soldiers at Tallangatta Road, Wodonga resulting in the death of 25 people.[12]
  • Victoria (state) 24 February 1951 – 11 people killed in a collision between a bus and a train at a level crossing near Horsham, Victoria.[13]
  • Victoria (state) 1 June 1952 – Nine killed in bus-train accident at a level crossing at Boronia, Victoria.[13]
  • Australia 1 April 1970 – In Roseworthy, near Adelaide, 15 were killed and 20 injured in a bus-train collision[14]
  • New South Wales 10 February 1994 – A Sydney Tangara train collided with a Toyota near Vineyard in the city's North West. The train derailed, causing serious damage to the lead car, car D6274. The Toyota rolled over, seriously injuring the two occupants. [15]
  • New South Wales 27 January 2001 – Gerogery level crossing accident – Five killed.
  • Victoria (state) 13 October 2002 – A heritage train, led by K183 collided with a truck at an unprotected level crossing in Benalla – both the driver and fireman of the locomotive were killed along with a footplate visitor, and another footplate visitor was injured.[16]
  • South Australia 24 October 2002 – An interstate passenger train struck a bus and car stopped on a level crossing at Salisbury – four killed, 26 injured.[17]
  • Victoria (state) 5 August 2004 – Three killed when a Sprinter passenger train collided with a car stopped on a level crossing at St Albans, Victoria.[18]
  • Victoria (state) 11 August 2005 – A motorist ignored flashing level crossing lights at Horsham.[19]
  • Victoria (state) 28 April 2006 – Two killed and 28 injured when a passenger train collided with a truck transporting a 14-tonne granite block, at a passively-protected crossing at Trawalla in western Victoria.[13]
  • Victoria (state) 25 May 2006 – Lismore level crossing accident – A truck collided with a train at a passively-protected crossing in fog. Truck driver killed.[20]
  • New South Wales 10 March 2007 – A train collided with a truck at Back Creek, New South Wales. The driver of the truck was killed. The three locomotives (8147, 48106 and 48155) were destroyed by a fire that was caused by the crash.[21]
  • Victoria (state) 5 June 2007 – Kerang train crash – 11 passengers killed when a truck collided with a passenger train, slicing open two carriages. Warning lights protecting the crossing were working.
  • Victoria (state) 22 August 2007 – Somerville–Tyabb – Truck driver killed.[22] Flashing lights protecting the crossing were working. There were no boom barriers.
  • Victoria (state) 29 April 2008 – The vehicle of a 'P-Plate' driver was hit by train while stopped on a crossing in Murrumbeena, Victoria.[22]
  • Victoria (state) 18 November 2008 – A Connex Melbourne express train collided with a car in Dandenong South, Victoria, killing the car's 53-year-old female occupant, after she failed to stop at an actively-protected crossing.[23]
  • Queensland 27 November 2008 – Two people were killed and several others injured after a QR Tilt Train collided with a truck on the Bruce Highway level crossing about 20 kilometres (12 mi) south of Cardwell, Queensland.[24]
  • Queensland 1 January 2009 – One person was killed and six others injured after a QR Sunlander train collided with a garbage truck at a level crossing with no boom gates or warning lights, near Innisfail, Queensland.[25]
  • Victoria (state) 14 November 2011 – One killed after a train collided with car at Toorak Road level crossing in Kooyong, Victoria.[26]
  • Victoria (state) 28 November 2011 – A train collided with a tip truck stopped on the Springvale Road level crossing in Springvale, Victoria.[27]
  • Victoria (state) 16 March 2012 – One killed after train collided with car at Cheltenham, Victoria.[28]
  • Victoria (state) 25 May 2012 – One person killed after a freight train collided with a car stopped on the Cherry Road level crossing in Werribee, Victoria.[29]
  • Victoria (state) 27 Oct 2012 – Reservoir, Victoria – A train collided with a truck at High Street level crossing with operational boom gates, bells and lights.[30]
  • Victoria (state) 3 Nov 2012 – Dandenong South, Victoria – A truck ran through Abbotts Road level crossing with operational boom gates, bells and lights, and hit an outbound Cranbourne suburban train travelling at 115 km/h (71 mph). One killed, 13 injured, including the train driver.[31]
  • New South Wales 21 April 2016 – Coralville, NSW – Mother drove through level crossing, colliding with goods train. Mother and three daughters injured.[32]
  • South Australia 27 February 2020 – Two people were killed when a Pacific National freight train led by locomotive NR84 collided with a Ford Ranger in Mallala.[33]
  • Victoria (state) 2 April 2020 – A freight train led by locomotive 8161 collided with a coach in Geelong, Victoria.[34]
  • Victoria (state) 12 August 2021 – A suburban train collided with a truck in Glen Iris, Melbourne.[35]
  • Victoria (state) 11 February 2025 – A VLocity train collided with a truck in Kilmany, Victoria.[36]

Austria

  • Austria 24 August 1935 – A train collided with a bus at a level crossing located between stations of Tristing and Overtisting. Six killed and 14 injured.[37]
  • Austria 22 October 1975 – A train crashed into a school bus at an unguarded level crossing near the town of Höbersdorf. Seven killed and 43 injured.[citation needed]

Azerbaijan

  • Azerbaijan 30 August 2012 – Six die and 47 were injured in a bus-train collision near Baku.[38]

Bangladesh

  • Bangladesh 12 July 2006 – Akkelpur level crossing disaster – A Sayedpur-Khudna passenger train smashed into a passenger bus in Jaipurhat. At least 32 killed and 30 injured. [39][40]
  • Bangladesh 16 April 2008 – According to ATN Bangla television, a Dinajpur–Dhaka Ekoto Express train hit a local bus on a level crossing outside of Kalihati, Tangail, Bangladesh, killing 18 and injuring 30.[41]

Belgium

Brazil

  • Brazil 27 March 1931 – Near Caxias a train smashed into a bus. Six killed[42]
  • Brazil 7 June 1951 – Nova Iguaçu level crossing disaster — a commuter train smashed into a truck carrying gasoline, and at least 54 people were killed.[43]

Canada

Chile

  • Chile 26 June 1928 – Unknown place, seven dead and 27 injured[51]
  • Chile 13 August 1999 – A train collided with a schoolbus at Longaví. Eight killed and 20 injured.[52]

China

  • China 23 December 1988 – Qinghemen level crossing disaster – A local bus was hit by a passenger train in Shenyang, at least 46 were killed and 63 were injured. [53][citation needed]
  • China 17 January 1989 – Huinan level crossing disaster – A local bus was hit by a passenger train, at least 32 were killed and 41 injured. [54]
  • China 31 January 1993 – Gaotaishan level crossing disaster – A Chifeng-Dalian passenger train collided with an overcrowded bus, which killed 66 people and injured 29 in Liaoning. [citation needed]
  • China 30 April 1993 – Yingkou level crossing disaster – A passenger train collided with a bus, which killed 36 people and injured 38 in Liaoning. [citation needed]
  • China 16 September 1999 – Yibin level crossing disaster – At least 25 people were killed and 24 were injured, when a passenger train collided with a school bus. [citation needed]
  • China 24 December 2001 – Artux level crossing disaster – At least 28 people were killed and 11 were injured, when a mini bus was hit by Ürümqi–Kashgar passenger train in Xinjiang. [55]

Hong Kong

  • Hong Kong 29 July 1994 – A LRT vehicle was hit by a container lorry at a level crossing at the injunction of Wu King Road and Wu Shan Road in Tuen Mun, operator killed, four injured.[56][57][58]

Colombia

  • Colombia 11 January 1970 – Santa Marta, a train collided with a bus. 36 killed and 24 injured.[59]

Cuba

  • Cuba 27 July 1935 – Near Matanzas, a train collided with bus. 15 killed and more injured[60]
  • Cuba 7 November 1997 – Holguín level crossing disaster – A local bus was hit by a Havana–Santiago de Cuba passenger train, at least 56 were killed and six were injured. [61]
  • Cuba 6 October 2007 – Veguita level crossing disaster – A local bus was hit by Santiago de Cuba-Manzanillo passenger train near the village of Veguita, in the municipality of Yara. At least 28 people died and 73 were injured.[62]

Czech Republic

Denmark

  • Denmark 1 May 1966 – A bus-train collision near Herning killed 10 people.[64]

Egypt

  • Egypt 19 March 1936 – Unknown place - A train smashed into a bus.14 killed and 17 injured[65]
  • Egypt 20 October 1979 – Imbaba level crossing disaster – A suburban passenger train smashed into a public bus in Giza Governorate, which killed 28 and injured 30 people. [citation needed]
  • Egypt 11 December 1987 – According to the Egyptian government, a bus carrying local primary school children returning from the Giza Zoo was hit by a high-speed train at an unmarked railroad level crossing at Ain Shams, on the outskirts Cairo, Egypt, killing 62 children and injuring 67.[66]
  • Egypt 16 April 1995 – Al Minufiyah level crossing disaster – At least 49 textile workers were killed when a bus was hit by an express train in the Nile Delta. [67]
  • Egypt 16 July 2008 – Marsa Matruh – A truck failed to stop, pushing waiting traffic into the path of the train. At least 40 killed.[68]
  • Egypt 17 November 2012 – Manfalut train accident – School bus carrying about 60 pre-school children between four and six years old was hit by a train on a rail crossing near Manfalut, 350 km (220 mi) south of the Egyptian capital Cairo. At least 50 children and the bus driver were killed in the crash. About 17 people were also injured.[69]
  • Egypt 18 November 2013 – Bus hit by a train at a crossing by warning light and chain, at Dahshour near Giza. 26 killed returning from a wedding[70]

France

  • France 8 February 1921 – A military bus was hit by a train near the station in Saint-Étienne. 10 killed and two seriously injured.[71]
  • France 19 October 1979 – Séméac level crossing disaster – An express train crashed into a Spanish coach carrying pilgrims returning from Rome, killing 21 and injuring 29.[72] In 1980, the city of San Sebastián awarded a Golden Drum to the people of Tarbes for the support they provided during this event.
  • France 8 July 1985 – Saint-Pierre-du-Vauvray Accident [fr] - A collision between a train and a truck killed 17 people and injured 99. A tunnel was later built to provide better safety.[73]
  • France 8 September 1997 – Port-Sainte-Foy Accident [fr] - A collision with a gasoline tanker. 13 killed, 43 injured. The truck driver and company were charged. After the collision, the decision was made to replace 15 level crossings with bridges or tunnels each year.
  • France 2 June 2008 – Allinges Accident [fr] - A train hit a bus carrying middle schoolers, killing seven and injuring 25. It was decided to add additional traffic lights and to limit bus/coach traffic where appropriate.
  • France 14 December 2017 – Perpignan crash - A school bus was hit at a level crossing. Six deaths and 24 injuries, with the cause unclear.

Germany

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Langenweddingen disaster, East Germany (DDR)

Greece

  • Greece December 1929 – A train smashed into a bus at a crossing near Okchilar station en route from Xandhria to Drama. 12 killed and six injured.[79]

Hungary

  • Hungary 30 January 1973 – Helvecia level crossing disaster – A commuter train smashed into a regular route bus, at least 37 people were killed and 18 people were injured.
  • Hungary 8 May 2003 – Lake Balaton level crossing disaster – A double-decker bus from Germany was hit by Budapest–Nagykanizsa express train, at least 34 were killed and 42 were injured.[80][81]

India

  • India 9 December 1964 – Deoria level crossing disaster — A bus was hit by a passenger train in Uttar Pradesh, at least 29 people were killed and 72 were injured. [citation needed]
  • India 16 May 1968 – An express train crashed into a bus at an unmanned railway crossing near Brecha railway station, killing 30 people and injuring 35.[82]
  • India 11 September 1986 – Pathali Pahar level crossing disaster — A local bus was hit by a passenger train in Assam, at least 28 people were killed and 60 people injured. [83]
  • India 19 March 1991 – Annupur level crossing disaster — An out-of-control bus smashed through a railway gate and then was hit by a passenger train in Madhya Pradesh, at least 35 people died, 27 people injured. [84]
  • India 10 December 1993 – Poona level crossing disaster – A Sahyadi Express train crashed into a bus carrying school children in Maharashtra, which killed 38 and injured 41 people. [85]
  • India 3 May 1994 – A passenger train rammed into a tractor in Andhra Pradesh, killing 35 people.[86]
  • India 14 May 1996 – A passenger train crashed into a bus in Kerala, killing 35 people.[87][88]
  • India 25 May 1996 – A passenger train crashed into a tractor trailer in Uttar Pradesh, killing 25 people.[87]
  • India 27 April 1999 – Jhukia level crossing disaster — A bus with a wedding party was hit by passenger train in Bahraich, Uttar Pradesh, at least 35 people were killed and 40 seriously injured.[89]
  • India 2 February 2005 – A passenger train crashed into a tractor-trailer carrying over 60 people at the Nagpur level crossing, killing over 55 people.[90]
  • India 7 July 2011 – Dariyaiganj level crossing accident – A Mathura-Chhapra passenger train rammed into a bus carrying wedding guests in Kanshiram Nagar, Uttar Pradesh, which killed 38 people and injured another 32.[91]
  • India 26 April 2018 – Dudhinagar level crossing accident - A fast passenger train crashed into a school bus near Dudhinagar, district of Kushinagar, Uttar Pradesh.13 children died and eight were seriously injured.[92]

Indonesia

  • Netherlands 21 January 1932 – Unknown place. A train collided with a bus. Seven killed and 12 injured.[93]
  • Indonesia 4 November 1997 – Kotabumi level crossing disaster – An express train smashed into a bus in Sumatra, which killed at least 25 and injured many others. [94]
  • Indonesia 3 November 2001 – Serang level crossing disaster – A freight train smashed into a bus carrying local pilgrims in West Java, killing 20 people. [citation needed]
  • Indonesia 9 December 2013 – 2013 Bintaro train crash - A commuter train smashed into a Pertamina tanker truck in Jakarta and derailed, which killed seven people including the drivers, assistant engineer, and the train technician. At least 73 passengers were injured.[95]
  • Indonesia 4 May 2014 – Cirebon Train Derailment - Bogowonto train pulled by CC206 hit a container truck and derailed at Cirebon grade crossing.[96] There were no passengers killed in the accident, but the derailment delayed other trains.[97]
  • Indonesia 6 December 2015 – A Commuter Line hit a Metromini city bus at the Angke station level crossing, killing 18 people inside the Metromini. The front body of Commuter Line was severely damaged.[98] This accident contributed to the Metromini ban as they were gradually replaced byTransjakarta.[99] Several level crossings in Jakarta were going to be closed prior to this accident.
  • Indonesia 6 April 2018 – Sancaka 86 derailment - Sancaka train 86 hit a concrete carrier trailer truck and derailed at Ngawi, killing the train's driver.[100]
  • Indonesia 27 February 2022 – Tulungagung level crossing crash - Five people died and several others injured after a bus carrying 41 passengers was hit by a passenger train in Tulungagung.[101]

Israel

  • Israel 12 June 1985 – HaBonim disaster – A passenger train smashed into a bus carrying school children, at least 22 people were killed and 17 were injured.

Italy

  • Kingdom of Italy 2 October 1922 – A train hit a bus near Erbè. Six killed and 14 injured.[102]
  • Kingdom of Italy 6 July 1925 – A train smashed into a bus near Siena. Four killed and an unknown number injured.[103]
  • Kingdom of Italy 26 September 1934 – Bus-train collision near Terno d'Isola, nine killed and eight seriously injured.[104]
  • Italy 15 November 1960 – In Mandela, near Roma, a bus was struck by a train, killing seven and injuring another two.[105]
  • Italy 11 September 1972 – In Summaga di Portogruaro (Veneto) a train struck a bus. Five died and 15 more were injured.[106]

Japan

  • Japan 10 June 1958 – Nantan, Kyoto – Four people were killed and 88 injured. Steam locomotive collided with an elementary school charter bus.[107]
  • Japan 3 January 1959 – Osaka, Osaka – Seven people were killed and 13 injured. An OMTB bus was hit by two Hankyu Railway trains coming from both directions, which caused by the delayed closing of the crossing signalman.[citation needed]
  • Japan 12 December 1960 – Maniwa, Okayama – 10 people were killed and 50 injured. A Chutetsu bus was hit by a train at a crossing without a crossing signal.[citation needed]
  • Japan 20 September 1963 – Fukuoka, Fukuoka – Eight people were killed. Four-car train collided with a truck and derailed, and another one-car train collided with the derailed train.[citation needed]
  • Japan 22 September 1966 – Koshigaya, Saitama – A Tobu Bus headed for Koshigaya Station collided with a southbound limited express on the Tobu Isesaki Line at a crossing, leaving six dead and more than 40 injured.[108]
  • Japan 1 April 1967 – Sennan, Osaka – A southbound Nankai Dentetsu express train collided with a truck, killing five and injuring 208 others.[109]
  • Japan 9 December 1969 – Tatebayashi, Gunma – A crane truck ignored the crossing signal and was hit by a southbound train on the Tobu Isesaki Line, killing seven and injuring 101.[110]
  • Japan 30 March 1970 – Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi – Five people were killed and 29 injured. The train collided with a concrete mixer lorry and derailed.[111]
  • Japan 4 March 1971 – Fujiyoshida, Yamanashi – 17 people were killed and 71 injured. The train's brakes malfunctioned and it collided with a small truck. [citation needed]

South Korea

  • South Korea January 1954 – Osan level crossing disaster — A truck, carrying an army infantry school, smashed into local passenger train, at least 56 people died and many were injured in Hwaseong, Gyeonggi-do. [citation needed]
  • South Korea 9 January 1969 – Unknown place - A bus was hit by a train. 19 dead and 7 injured.[112]
  • South Korea 14 October 1970 – Mosan level crossing disaster — A charter bus was hit by an express train. 46 people were killed and 30 injured.[113][114]

Kenya

  • Kenya 17 August 2000 – Six died in Kisumu, after a freight train hit a full bus on a busy level crossing during the morning rush hour.[citation needed]
  • Kenya 30 October 2013 – Bus-train collision in Nairobi, 11 killed and 30 injured.[115]

Mexico

  • Mexico 19 August 1930 – Near Puebla, a locomotive collided with a bus. Four killed and seven injured[116]
  • Mexico 30 January 1969 – A bus-train collision near Puebla results in 14 killed and four injured[117]
  • Mexico 11 April 1971 – In San Cristóbal Ecatepec a bus-train collision left seven dead and 12 injured.[118]
  • Mexico 8 February 1975 – Cuautitlán level crossing accident — A Mexico City–Ciudad Juárez passenger train smashed into an express bus, at least 29 people died and 32 were injured. [119]
  • Mexico 17 January 1977 – Tlalnepantla level crossing disaster — A passenger train smashed into a local bus, at least 42 people were killed. [citation needed]
  • Mexico 15 August 1982 – Tula level crossing disaster — An express bus was hit by a Nuevo Laredo-Mexico City passenger train, at least 23 people were killed and 32 were injured. [citation needed]
  • Mexico 25 February 1989 – Saltillo level crossing disaster — A passenger train smashed into a local bus, at least 22 people were killed. [citation needed]
  • Mexico 14 January 1990 – Léon level crossing disaster — A local bus was hit by a freight train, at least 33 people died and 26 were injured. [120]
  • Mexico 1997 – Mexico City a commuter train hit a fuel tanker at a crossing and later exploded, killing at least 20 people; the explosion was recorded by a news helicopter.[121]
  • Mexico December 2006 – Cuautitlán level crossing disaster — A passenger bus was hit by 36 cars of a freight train. At least 28 people killed and another 14 injured. [122]

Moldova

  • Moldova 1 November 2011 – Near Novie Aneni, a train smashed into a bus. Eight killed and 20 injured.[123]

Morocco

  • Morocco 1 March 2000 – Ksar el-Kebir – A train crashed into a tractor trailer that carried 50 agricultural workers – 36 killed and 10 injured – Accident was due to fog.[124]
  • Morocco 20 May 2012 – Near Ben Guerir – A school bus was struck by a train, killing nine and injuring another 10.[125]

The Netherlands

  • Netherlands 17 February 1944 – Lisse – A truck carrying workers was pushed onto the crossing after a collision with another truck, and was hit by train. Nine killed, many injured.[126]
  • Netherlands 25 May 1954 – Zandbulten – A bus carrying wedding guests was hit by train, six dead and around 20 injured.[127][128]
  • Netherlands 10 October 1977 – IJsselmuiden – Car was hit by train on level crossing, six killed.[129]
  • Netherlands 22 July 1986 – Brummen – Van, transporting mentally disabled people, was hit by train on level crossing leaving six dead and two injured.[130][131]
  • Netherlands 16 June 2000 – Klarenbeek – Car with caravan drove through a red light at a rail crossing and was struck by train, family of five killed.[132]
  • Netherlands 23 February 2016 – Dalfsen train crash involving slow-moving elevated work platform on steel caterpillar tracks.

New Zealand

  • New Zealand 25 August 1993 – Rolleston — A truck failed to stop for level crossing alarms and hit the side of a southbound Southerner express passenger train, killing three people and seriously injuring seven.[133][134]
  • New Zealand 14 November 1996 – Hilderthorpe, North Otago - The Southerner passenger train was involved in a level-crossing crash at Hilderthorpe, North Otago, killing four people.[135]
  • New Zealand 22 March 1997 – Trentham – A Wellington to Upper Hutt suburban service hit a car on a level crossing after the alarms and barrier arms failed to activate, injuring three people. The train driver had passed a signal at danger immediately before the crossing.[136]
  • New Zealand July 2000 – The Southerner passenger train collided with a ute at Edendale, 53 kilometres (33 mi) north of Invercargill.[citation needed]
  • New Zealand 8 January 2001 – Canterbury - The Southerner passenger train hit a cattle truck on a level crossing. The DC-class locomotive and two of three passenger carriages were derailed, injuring 21 passengers and requiring 10 cattle to be shot dead.[137]
  • New Zealand 31 October 2011 – At Paekākāriki, Wellington, a 12.6-metre-long three-axle low-floor bus became stuck on the Beach Road level crossing waiting at a stop sign to turn right onto State Highway 1, and was hit by a southbound freight train. No injuries were reported. The accident was caused by the bus stopping in a position where its single driving axle was off the ground above a drain, combined with an insufficient 'stacking distance' between the level crossing and State Highway 1, meaning any vehicle over 10 metres long could not stop without encroaching either the railway line or the State Highway.[138]
  • New Zealand 22 February 2014 – Rangiriri – The southbound Northern Explorer travelling from Auckland to Wellington with 108 passengers on board collided with an articulated truck at the level crossing on Te Onetea Road. The 28-year-old driver of the truck died at the scene.[139] The TAIC investigation found two safety issues contributing to the accident.[140]

Pakistan

  • Pakistan October 1987 – Moro level crossing disaster — At least 50 people died and 40 were injured when a passenger train smashed into a bus. [citation needed]
  • Pakistan 20 September 2003 – Malikwal level crossing disaster — A bus was hit by a Lalamusa-Surghuda local train. At least 27 were killed and 10 injured. [141]
  • Pakistan January 2010 – Mian Channun town, about 100 kilometres east of the central city of Multan in Punjab province – Due to fog, a train collided with a school bus. Nine killed and 18 injured.[142]

Philippines

  • Philippines 15 May 1972 – Bus-train collision in Angeles, Pampanga. A northbound JMC class DMU hit a La Mallorca–Pambusco bus, exploding its gas tank and setting it on fire. At least 10 people were killed and "scores" more were reported to be injured.[143]
  • Philippines 1968 – MC class DMU led by unit No. 324 collided with an overloaded Volkswagen Beetle in Barrio Real (today Barangay Real), Calamba, Laguna, resulting in eight deaths. It was ruled out that the Beetle was overtaking a jeepney. The car was then displayed near the crossing as a warning for motorists attempting to ignore level crossings.[144]

Peru

  • Peru 26 May 2024 – Four people were killed and 13 were injured after a freight train collided with a bus in La Oroya District.[145]

Poland

  • Poland 22 February 1932 – Bus-train collision in Warsaw. 10 people killed and 12 seriously injured.[146]
  • Poland 19 January 1952 – 17 people were killed after a train collided with a truck in Występa.[147]
  • Poland 6 December 1962 – Nine killed and three more seriously injured when a train struck a bus in Mińsk Mazowiecki[148]
  • Poland 19 September 1985 – Six people were killed and 14 were injured after a freight train collided with a city bus Jelcz PR110U in Olsztyn.[149][150]
  • Poland 30 July 2012 – Nine people were killed and one person was seriously injured after a train and a minibus collided in the Polish town of Bratoszewice.[151]
  • Poland 15 November 2007 – Two people were killed after a train collided with a truck, when the truck driver had ignored lights and KLD-40 type bells in Poledno.[152]

Portugal

  • Portugal 24 August 1933 – Near Ceira (Coimbra District), a train struck a bus. Four killed and 23 injured.[153]
  • Portugal 2 May 1938 – In Viana do Castelo, at 00:15am, on the Gontim street level crossing, a train crashed into an open-box lorry carrying more than 40 people returning from Labour Day celebrations. 28 of them were killed and 17 injured.[154]
  • Portugal 26 April 1984 – Terronho crossing, Recarei, Paredes – Train-bus collision at 07:30am. 17 killed and over 20 injured.[155]

Romania

  • Romania July 1931 – Unknown place, train hit a school bus, five dead and 22 injured[156]
  • Romania July 1935 – In Piatra-Olt a bus was hit by a train. Five killed and 12 injured.[157]
  • Romania 14 August 2009 – Scânteia train accident, at least 14 people died after a collision between a bus and a train.

Russia

  • Soviet UnionRussian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic 7 July 1990 – Petrozavodsk level crossing disaster [ru] – A local bus service from Padozero to Petrozavodsk collided with a suburban train on the Petrozavodsk-Suoyarvi route on the 14th km of the A133. 33 of the 80 passengers on the bus were killed. 11 July was declared a day of mourning in the Karelian ASSR.[158]
  • Soviet UnionRussian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic 10 November 1990 – Sverdlovsk level crossing disaster [ru] – A local bus collided with two trains. 16 people killed.[159]
  • Russia 26 September 1996 – 1996 Rostov Oblast disaster [ru] – a bus was hit by a train near Mokry Botay, Rostov Oblast. 21 children and one adult killed, 18 injured.[160]
  • Russia 21 January 2006 – Voronezhskaya level crossing disaster — At least 21 people were killed and six were injured when a bus carrying factory workers was hit by a Mineralnye Vody–Krasnodar passenger train.[161][162]
  • Russia 6 October 2017 – A train travelling from St. Petersburg to Nizhny-Novgorod collided with a bus at a level crossing in the city of Vladimir, killing 16 people. The bus was suspected to have stalled due to an engine malfunction.[163]
  • Russia 1 April 2024 – A bus collided with a train in Yaroslavl Oblast. Eight killed.[164]
  • Russia 29 July 2024 – A truck collided with a train in Volgograd Oblast. Eight cars derailed and overturned. Over 100 people injured.[165]

Serbia

  • Serbia 21 December 2018 – At Donje Međurovo, near Niš, a school bus-train collision caused five deaths and 30 injuries. [166]

Slovakia

South Africa

Spain

  • Spain 19 December 1929 – Gelida level crossing accident – Gelida (Barcelona) – Bus-train collision.17 killed and eight injured.[171][172]
  • Spain 17 April 1930 – Gilet level crossing accident – Gilet (Valencia) – Bus-train collision. 13 killed and 20 injured.[173]
  • Spain 10 June 1934 – La Pola de Gordón crossing accident – La Pola de Gordón (León) – Bus-train collision. 20 killed and 11 injured.[174]
  • Spain 15 July 1937 – Mail train from Cartagena to Madrid hit a truck loaded with explosives at a crossing near Cieza (Murcia) - At least 14 people died and more than 200 injured.[175]
  • Spain 29 March 1938 – In Meliana (Valencia) a train struck a tanker lorry loaded with gasoline. The number of victims is unknown, it is estimated 23 were killed and several injured.[176]
  • Spain 7 September 1938 – A train hit a lorry loaded with gasoline near to Sarrià de Ter (Girona), killing 19 and injuring 21 more.[177][178]
  • Spain 24 January 1951 – In Vinallop (Tarragona) mail train from Valencia to Barcelona hit a truck and derailed. 14 killed and 30 injured[179]
  • Spain 30 June 1965 – Arahal crossing accident – Arahal (Seville) – Bus-train collision – 12 killed and 30 injured[180]
  • Spain 23 November 1976 – A train hit a lorry loaded with iron bars at a crossing in Massalfassar (Valencia). 14 people died and 21 were injured.[181]
  • Spain 21 December 1978 – Muñoz level crossing disaster – Muñoz, La Fuente de San Esteban (Salamanca) – A bus carrying school children hit by a Salamanca-bound locomotive, 32 people were killed and 56 people were injured.[182][183]
  • Spain 24 September 1980 – Vara de Quart level crossing disaster – Vara de Quart, Xirivella (Valencia) – A Valencia-Madrid express train smashed into a local bus, which killed 25 and injured 28 people.[184]
  • Spain 25 March 1988 – Juneda level crossing accident – Juneda (Lleida) – Schoolbus-train collision. 15 killed and 23 injured.[185]
  • Spain 3 January 2001 – Lorca level crossing accident – Lorca (Province of Murcia) – Van-train collision. 12 killed and two injured.[186]

Sri Lanka

  • Sri Lanka 17 January 1989 – Ahungalla level crossing accident, — At least 51 people were killed and 110 were injured.[187]
  • Sri Lanka 27 April 2005 – Polgahawela level crossing collision, Sri Lanka — A bus tried to beat the train at a level crossing; at least 35 people were killed.[188]

Sweden

  • Sweden 23 July 1923 – Unknown place - A train hit a bus. Eight killed and 20 injured.[189]
  • Sweden September 2004 – Nosaby level crossing disaster - A truck with a trailer stopped on the single track line as the barrier came down, getting stuck between the truck and the trailer. The truck driver left the cab to lift the barrier by hand. A Y2-class DMU passed the level crossing distant signal, which showed "expect clear", at 161 km/h. Seeing the crossing blocked, the train driver engaged the emergency brake, slowing the train to 123 km/h at impact. The driver and one passenger were killed instantly, the guard and another passenger were severely injured; a total of 47 passengers were injured. The truck driver was later sentenced to 14 months in jail for causing death and reckless driving.

Switzerland

  • Switzerland 12 September 1982 – A bus carrying German tourists collided with a train on a level crossing near Zürich, Switzerland, killing 39. The barriers were not closed because the operator pressed the wrong button. Only two passengers survived the crash.[190]

Taiwan

  • Taiwan 11 March 1961 – 27 killed and 15 injured when a south-bound passenger train (#3001 Diesel Limited Express) smashed into a truck carrying soldiers at level crossing between Linfengyin (林鳳營) and Longtien (隆田), Tainan.[191]
  • Taiwan 8 July 1961 – 48 killed and 28 injured when a south-bound passenger train (#11 Limited Express) smashed into a bus at level crossing in Minxong, Chiayi County.[192]
  • Taiwan 21 April 1976 – Tacheng level crossing disaster – South-bound passenger train (#33 Kuan-kuang Limited Express; Kuan-kuang Hao) smashed into a bus carrying high school students in Dacun (大村), Changhua, which killed 40 and injured 42 people.[193]
  • Taiwan 8 March 1981 – Hsinchu level crossing disaster — At least 30 people died and 131 people were injured, when a north-bound passenger train (#1002 Tzu-chiang Limited Express, Tzu-chiang Hao) smashed into a truck at the south shore of the Toucian River, Hsinchu.[194]
  • Taiwan 20 December 1990 – Lujhu (Luzhu, 路竹) level crossing disaster — At least 25 people were killed and 32 people injured when a north-bound train (#1020 Tzu-chiang Limited Express) smashed into a tour bus.[195]
  • Taiwan 10 April 2020 – Kaohsiung level crossing incident – Four people were taken to hospital after a local commuter train hit a truck on a level crossing in Kaohsiung City.[196]

Tanzania

  • Tanzania 6 November 2014 – 12 people died (six men, four women and two girls) and others were injured when a bus collided with a train at Kiberege in Tanzania's eastern region. The bus driver, who crossed without taking precautions, fled after the incident.[197]

Thailand

  • Thailand July 1967 — Korat level crossing disaster — At least 40 were killed and 39 were injured when an overcrowded bus was hit by an express train in Nakhon Ratchasima.[citation needed]
  • Thailand May 1988 — Takhli level crossing disaster — A truck slammed into the side of a Lopburi−Pitsanulok passenger train, at least 27 were killed. [198]
  • Thailand 6 June 2018 — One killed at Korat level crossing.[199]

Turkey

  • Turkey 25 July 2004 – A train smashed into a bus in western Turkey, 14 killed and six injured.[200]

Turkmenistan

  • Turkmenistan 19 September 1998 – Keshi level crossing disaster – At least 40 people were killed when a bus was hit by a diesel locomotive train in the outskirts of Ashgabat. [citation needed]

Ukraine

United Kingdom

  • United Kingdom of Great Britain and IrelandEngland 1832 – Leicester and Swannington Railway – Train hit horse and cart; one of the first ever level crossing accidents.
  • United KingdomEngland October 1859 – Petworth rail incident — A steam locomotive left with its regulator open, broke away from the yard at Petworth, W. Sussex, and ran loose for seventeen and a half miles (28.2 km) to Horsham, destroying three sets of level crossing gates, before being stopped by a cleaner.[202][a]
  • United KingdomEngland 6 January 1968 – Hixon rail crash — 11 killed. An abnormal load (120-ton electrical transformer) was escorted across a recently installed AHB level crossing at Hixon, Staffordshire. Warning signs were not observed and the signaller was not telephoned before crossing, and an electric express hit the load and derailed. The train driver, a crew member and eight passengers were killed. As a result of the crash, AHB level crossings were improved.
  • United KingdomEngland 26 July 1986 – Lockington rail crash — Nine killed. A light van failed to stop at the warning lights (it had joined the road from a house next to the level crossing) at a recently installed AOCR level crossing at Lockington, E.R. Yorkshire. The van was broken into pieces, which moved under the train and derailed it. Eight passengers on the train and a passenger in the van died. As a result of the crash, AOCR level crossings (except one) were phased-out.
  • United KingdomEngland 6 November 2004 – Ufton Nervet rail crash — Seven killed. Mazda 323 (believed to be parked upon Ufton AHB level crossing by a suicidal driver) was hit by the 17:35 HST from London Paddington to Plymouth. The collision and a set of points at the Down Goods Loop caused all eight coaches to derail. The drivers of the train and car, and five rail passengers, were killed. As a result of the crash, level crossing safety as a whole was revolutionised and hundreds were closed in the following years.
  • United KingdomEngland October 2005 – Black Horse Drove — 1 killed in collision with tractor[203]
  • United KingdomEngland 3 December 2005 – Elsenham pedestrian accident — 2 killed
  • United KingdomEngland 2007 – Wokingham, Berkshire — 1 killed[204]
  • United KingdomEngland 2008 – Wokingham, Berkshire — 1 killed[205]
  • United KingdomScotland 2009 – Halkirk, Caithness — 3 killed[206]
  • United KingdomWales 2 September 2009 – Penrhyndeudraeth, Gwynedd – 1 killed[207]
  • United KingdomEngland 2010 – Wokingham, Berkshire — 1 killed[208]
  • United KingdomEngland 2010 – Little Cornard, Suffolk — 1 with life-threatening injuries[209]
  • United KingdomEngland 2011 – Chorley – 1 killed, 1 serious injury[citation needed]
  • United KingdomScotland 2012 – Dunragit – 1 serious injury[210]
  • United KingdomEngland July 2012 – Pleasants Crossing, Denver — 1 killed[211]
  • United KingdomEngland 2013 – Athelney, Somerset – 1 killed (car driver)[212]
  • United KingdomEngland 2014 – Scampston, North Yorkshire – 1 killed[213]
  • United KingdomEngland 2014 – Lincoln – 2 killed[214]

United States

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Uruguay

  • Uruguay 21 May 1956 – Young crossing crash – At Young, a train crashed into a bus that was travelling to Salto. Unknown number killed, reportedly between two and 30.[241]

Vietnam

  • Vietnam 10 March 2015 – Dien Sanh train crash – A Vietnam Railways passenger train collided with a lorry near Dien Sanh station. One person was killed and several people were injured, four seriously.[242]

Zaire

Zimbabwe

  • Zimbabwe 8 March 2007 – 35 die and an unknown number were injured when a train hit in a bus near Harare.[244]

See also

Notes

  1. Until the 1950s, most level crossings in the United Kingdom had swinging gates, which were closed across the tracks when open to road traffic to prevent horses and livestock inadvertently escaping onto the railway. Lifting barriers have now mostly superseded swinging gates.

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