Marhanets train accident

Marhanets train accident
A railway crossing near Marhanets where the collision occurred
Details
Date	12 October 2010
Time	08:30 a.m. local time (05:30 UTC)[1]
Location	Marhanets, Dnipropetrovsk Oblast
Country	Ukraine
Rail line	Zaporizhzhia-Marhanets
Operator	Ukrainian Railways
Type of incident	Level crossing collision
Cause	Violation of traffic rules[2]
Statistics
Trains	1
Deaths	45[3]
Injuries	9[4]

The Marhanets train accident occurred on 12 October 2010, at Marhanets, Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, Ukraine when a train collided with a passenger bus on a railroad level crossing. Forty-three people were reported dead and nine injured.^[4] The bus driver, whose actions allegedly caused the collision, was killed in the accident as well.^[4] The collision was the worst single road accident in Ukraine's history by number of victims.^[5]

Accident

Dnipropetrovsk Oblast in Ukraine

The collision between a midibus carrying around 48 passengers and a locomotive occurred at 08:30 a.m. local time (05:30 UTC)^[1] at an unmanned automated railway crossing.^[6] Of those who were killed, 38 died at the scene and the others in hospitals from their injuries.^[4]

Ukrzaliznytsia's press service reported that a preliminary theory on the cause of the accident was the violation of traffic rules by the driver of the bus.^[2]

Reaction of the authorities

The Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine planned to allocate 100,000 hryvnias (approx. 12,600 US dollars) to each family of those killed and injured in a collision.^[6] Officials said this was the deadliest vehicle accident in the country's history.^[7] President Viktor Yanukovych, on a visit to the region at the time, declared Wednesday the 13th a day of national mourning.^[4] Yanukovych also ordered for an investigation into the incident to be carried out in order to determine who bore responsibility for the crash^[8] and instructed transport officials to install automated crossing gates at all railway crossings to prevent cars, buses and trucks from ignoring signals.^[7]

Road and railway accidents are common in Ukraine, where the roads are in poor condition, vehicles are poorly maintained, and drivers and passengers routinely disregard safety and traffic rules.^[9]

See also

• 2009 Romanian bus-train collision

References

1. ^ ^{a b} "Forty killed as train hits bus in Ukraine". AFP. 12 October 2010. http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5iBPr_aTHZkAg_VyRVUJTJlczs6BQ?docId=CNG.20fe53daed8c4958f5d453da7169df2b.371. Retrieved 13 October 2010. 
2. ^ ^{a b} "Ukrzaliznytsia forms commission to investigate cause of bus-train accident". Kyiv Post. 12 October 2010. http://www.kyivpost.com/news/nation/detail/85971/. Retrieved 13 October 2010. 
3. ^ Умерла уже 45-я жертва аварии под Марганцем(Russian)
4. ^ ^{a b c d e} "Train and bus collide in Ukraine, 43 killed". Reuters Africa. 12 October 2010. http://af.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idAFTRE69B22420101012. Retrieved 13 October 2010. 
5. ^ Balmforth, Richard (13 October 2010). "Train crushes bus, leaving 41 dead in Ukraine's worst traffic accident". Edinburgh: Scotsman.com. http://news.scotsman.com/world/Train-crushes-bus-leaving-41.6578250.jp. Retrieved 12 October 2010. 
6. ^ ^{a b} "Azarov: Government to allocate Hr 100,000 to each family of train-bus collision victims". Kyiv Post. 12 October 2010. http://www.kyivpost.com/news/nation/detail/85972/. Retrieved 13 October 2010. 
7. ^ ^{a b} Forty-three killed in bus, train crash
8. ^ "Ukraine train and bus collision kills 42". BBC News Online. 12 October 2010. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-11522009. Retrieved 13 October 2010. 
9. ^ 40 killed in Ukraine train collision

Coordinates: 47°39′05″N 34°35′02″E / 47.65139°N 34.58389°E / 47.65139; 34.58389