| Gentofte train crash |
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 Gentofte train crash, 11 July 1897 |
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| Date | 11 July 1897 (1897-07-11) |
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| Country | Denmark |
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| Incident type | Collision |
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| Cause | Signal passed at danger |
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| Trains | 2 |
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| Deaths | 40 |
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| Injured | 100+ |
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In the Gentofte train crash at Gentofte station, Denmark, on the island of Zealand, on 11 July 1897 an express train pulled by a DSB class CS (0-4-2) number 245 passed a signal cautioning danger and collided with a stationary passenger train waiting at the station.[1] There were 40 deaths and more than 100 people were injured.
55°45′13″N 12°32′29″E / 55.75361°N 12.54139°E / 55.75361; 12.54139
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