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Thursday 2nd of March 1944

80 Years Ago



426 Die in steam-hauled freight train stalling in Balvano, Basilicata, Italy.

The freight train was grossly overloaded with illegal passengers. With all the cars in the tunnel, people died of carbon monoxide poisoning when the train stalled on a steep gradient.


More info: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Balvano_train_disaster