1996 Dniprodzerzhynsk tram accident

Deadly tram accident in Ukraine 1996 Dniprodzerzhynsk tram accident Dnieprodzerzhinsk tram which crashed in 1996.jpg Dnieprodzerzhinsk tram which crashed on June 2, 1996. Tram car number 1044 involved in the crash, as seen in 1992. 48 29 59.7 N 34 38 12.4 E source:kolossus-plwiki_type:event inline,title July 2, 1996 18:00 local time (15:00 UTC)Tram accident in the Soviet Union (24 photos) https://bashny.net/t/en/126448?page=5 Bashney.net Bashney.net 10 November 2016 Kamianske (at the time Dniprodzerzhynsk), Dnipropetrovsk Oblast Ukraine 2a on Chapaev Street Dniprodzerzhynsk Tramway Derailment Brake failureMarkus Ustina Major Tram Accident in Ukraine http://www.rferl.org/a/1141206.htm https://web.archive.org/web/20200901084937/https://www.rferl.org/a/1141206.htm dead September 1, 2020 Radio Free Europe Newsline 10 November 2016 1 ≥ 150 34 100+ On 2 July 1996, an overcrowded tram derailed during the evening rush hour in Dniprodzerzhynsk (now Kamianske), Ukraine, and crashed into a concrete wall. An investigation by the local railway department discovered that the brakes on the tram car failed as it was going down a hill. The derailment and subsequent crash killed a total of 34 people, and left over 100 others injured. The incident was the deadliest tram accident in Ukraine, and one of the deadliest tram disasters anywhere in the world, surpassing the 1954 Zagreb tram accident which killed 19 people.Šašić Miroslav Mirogojska tragedija 1954. godine http://www.monitor.hr/clanci/mirogojska-tragedija-1954-godine/9865/ Monitor.hr 10 November 2016 hr 31 October 2000 https://web.archive.org/web/20151001041003/http://www.monitor.hr/clanci/mirogojska-tragedija-1954-godine/9865/ 2015-10-01 dead Crash The crash occurred on a tram line on Hetman Doroshenko Street, later dismantled in 2003. A KTM-5M3 tram, inventory number 1044, departed on line 2a during the late afternoon on 2 July 1996. At around 18:00 local time (15:00 UTC), the tram – which was carrying at least 150 passengers – began to rapidly accelerate down a steep hill on Hetman Doroshenko Street (then Chapaev Street) towards Anoshkina Avenue (Leningrad Prospect)Five Fatal Accidents Involving Derailed Trams http://www.pakistanpoint.com/en/world/news/five-fatal-accidents-involving-derailed-trams-58413.html Pakistan Point News 10 November 2016 reaching 70 km/h mph. As the tram was traveling down the hill, its brakes failed, causing the tram car to derail and turn upside down. The tram proceeded to smash through a concrete median barrier, causing the metal case of the cabin to detach and shear off the roof of the car, before stopping just short of a secondary school.Pshenichniy Stanislav http://www.dneprovka.dp.ua/index.php?id_topic=923 Sad Anniversary in Dneprodzerzhinsk Dneprovska Pravda July 7, 2006 Russian December 30, 2008 April 24, 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140424124731/http://dneprovka.dp.ua/index.php?id_topic=923 dead Out of the estimated 150 passengers on board, 29 were killed immediately and another 5 died subsequently in the hospital.Mikhail Baltaksa http://sobitie.com.ua/2007/02/19/v-dneprodzerzhinske-avarija-s-tramvaem/ ru:В Днепродзержинске авария с трамваем Sobytiya Russian February 19, 2007 December 30, 2008 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20081222174616/http://sobitie.com.ua/2007/02/19/v-dneprodzerzhinske-avarija-s-tramvaem/ December 22, 2008 Over 100 other people were left injured. Aftermath In response to the disaster, the Ukrainian president Leonid Kuchma declared a day of national mourning on 3 July, and sent a message of condolence, which was addressed to the acting head of the Dnipropetrovsk regional administration. He also set up an investigation committee, which later determined that overcrowding and brake failure was the cause of the disaster. A celebration had initially been planned for 3 July, in recognition of the adoption of the Ukrainian Constitution. However, following the crash all festivities scheduled for the day were canceled, and somber music was aired on state television and radio stations.Kolomayets Marta Ukraine mourns tram accident victims https://maharishiinstitute.org/old/archive/1996/279603.shtml The Maharishi Institute Kyiv Press Bureau 10 November 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20161111061233/https://maharishiinstitute.org/old/archive/1996/279603.shtml 2016-11-11 dead Following a governmental inquiry into the cause of the crash, the mayor, Serhiy Shershnev, and his deputy, Ihor Laktionov, resigned.Interfax-Ukraine http://www.podrobnosti.ua/accidents/2007/02/19/397914.html ru:В Днепродзержинске трамвай сошел с рельсов, 5 человек ранены Podrobnosti Russian February 19, 2007 December 30, 2008 Interfax See also 1907 Birmingham Tramway accident 2016 Croydon tram derailment List of rail accidents (1990–99) List of tram accidents References Category:1996 in Ukraine Category:July 1996 in Europe Category:Kamianske Category:Railway accidents in 1996 Category:Derailments in Ukraine Category:Tram accidents Category:Tram transport in Ukraine Category:1996 disasters in Ukraine Category:History of Dnipropetrovsk Oblast