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Wednesday 12th of December 1917

107 Years Ago



675 Die in train crash and subsequent fire in Saint-Michel-de-Maurienne, Rhône-Alpes, France.

After continuing at dangerous and uncontrolled speeds of up to 135 kilometres per hour for nearly 6.5 kilometres the first coach derailed, causing a pile-up and resultant fire. Because of the fire and impact only 425 of the 675 troops killed could be identified.


More info: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint-Michel-de-Maurienne_derailment