- Monorierdő train collision
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Monorierdő train collision Details Date October 6, 2008 Time 10:20 am Location Monorierdő, Pest County Country Hungary Rail line Operator Hungarian State Railways Type of incident Collision Cause Train control error Statistics Trains 2 Deaths 4 Injuries 27 The Monorierdő train collision occurred on October 6, 2008, near Monorierdő, Hungary. A regular passenger train coming from Nyíregyháza collided with the Hajdú InterCity train, on its way from Debrecen to Budapest. At 10:20 am, the regular train's control car crashed into the last car of the Intercity train; its engine driver survived, because he ran back into the first car to warn the passengers when he realized the accident could not be avoided. The tragedy was caused by an error in the train control system.
Four travelers died as a result of the accident (three people on the site, and one of them in the hospital). 27 people were in need of additional hospital treatment. Pál Szabó, the traffic minister of Hungary offered his resignation shortly after the tragedy, and Miklós Kamarás, the president of MÁV (Hungarian State Railways Co.) did the same. Prime minister Ferenc Gyurcsány accepted both, however, he didn't accept the resignation of István Heinczinger, CEO of MÁV.
References
- CNN
- Monorierdő rail crash
- atv.hu (Hungarian)
Coordinates: 47°18′29″N 19°30′01″E / 47.30806°N 19.50028°E
Railway accidents in 2008 Location and date Zibo, China (28 April) • Newton, MA, United States (28 May) • Studénka, Czech Republic (8 August) • Channel Tunnel, England/France (11 September) • Chatsworth, CA, United States (12 September) • Monorierdő, Hungary (6 October)
2007 2009 Categories:- Railway accidents in 2008
- Railway accidents in Hungary
- Pest County
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