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Offline TomSea

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Train accident on Danish bridge kills six
« on: January 02, 2019, 12:22:05 pm »
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Train accident on Danish bridge kills six

Six people have been killed and 16 injured in a train accident on the Great Belt Bridge in Denmark.

Rail network officials said debris from a freight train - possibly a tarpaulin - hit a commuter train during a heavy storm, forcing it to brake suddenly.

Rescuers are working to free around 100 passengers who remain trapped on board.

Read more at: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-46734728

100 passengers trapped on board per the last paragraph.  A heavy storm so rain? Snow? Winds? Apparently, winds at this point, some debris blew on the track. See story.

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Re: Train accident on Danish bridge kills six
« Reply #1 on: January 03, 2019, 01:18:21 am »
Could have been debris on the tracks from a shifted load. Or perhaps a sideswipe as well.

The wind must have been blowing pretty hard to do that!

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Re: Train accident on Danish bridge kills six
« Reply #2 on: January 03, 2019, 01:25:10 am »
I had a danish once on the Acela from Philly to Boston. It wasn't that good but not that bad to kill 6 people. Geez.