1978 Košice tram accident

Tram accident in Košice, Czechoslovakia March 2026 1978 Košice tram accident Rozkvitnuté námestie - panoramio.jpg View from Festival Square to the scene of the accident on Czechoslovak Army Street 48.7278 N 21.24316 E Festivalové námestie, Košice Czechoslovakia (now Slovakia) 30 October 1978 Around 07:20 9 90 On 30 October 1978, an accident of tram line No. 6 occurred in Košice, Czechoslovakia. A set of Tatra T3 trams on line 6 lost control while driving downhill on the SNP Avenue sk Trieda SNP (Košice) to the Amphitheatre and, due to excessive speed, derailed, overturned and crashed into trees. The accident killed 9 people and injured 90. It is the largest accident in the history of urban transport in Slovakia and is considered one of the biggest tram accidents in the history of Central Europe.2018-10-31 Od havárie električky smrti uplynulo 40 rokov. Matka jednej z obetí po nešťastí do nej už nesadla TVNOVINY.sk https://tvnoviny.sk/domace/clanok/90160-od-havarie-elektricky-smrti-uplynulo-40-rokov-matka-jednej-z-obeti-po-nestasti-do-nej-uz-nesadla 2026-03-30 tvnoviny.sk skMužla Lukáš 2018-10-30 Košická električka smrti: Pred 40 rokmi sa v metropole východu odohrala najväčšia havária mestskej verejnej dopravy v našich dejinách https://www.interez.sk/kosicka-elektricka-smrti-od-tragickej-nehody-preslo-40-rokov/ 2026-03-30 interez.sk sk-SKHrešková Alexandra 2025-10-30 Košičania si pripomínajú Električku smrti, o život vtedy prišlo deväť ľudí. Mladá Janka si v ten deň obula nové čižmičky https://www.kosicak.sk/clanky/9391/kosicania-si-pripominaju-elektricku-smrti-o-zivot-vtedy-prislo-devat-ludi-mlada-janka-si-v-ten-den-obula-nove-cizmicky 2026-03-30 Košicak.sk sk Crash On Monday, 30 October 1978, at 07:20, two Tatra T3 tram carriages were full with passengers trying to get to work or school in the early hours of the morning.Spomienka na obete tragickej havarie električky, 30. oktobra uplynie 45 rokov https://archiv.kosice-city.sk/spomienka-na-obete-tragickej-havarie-elektricky-30-oktobra-uplynie-45-rokov/ 30 March 2026 archiv.kosice-city.sk sk2023-10-30 Manžel známej českej speváčky unikol smrti o chlp: Cestná apokalypsa si vyžiadala 9 mŕtvych https://www1.pluska.sk/gal/regiony/skoro-polstorocie-kosickej-apokalypsy-martu-lilekovu-26-stale-neocistili-smrti-8-ludi 2026-03-30 Plus JEDEN DEŇ sk It is estimated that there were about 200 passengers in the two tram carriages.2023-11-08 Havária električky smrti ostane zahalená tajomstvom - v skratKE https://www.vskratke.sk/havaria-elektricky-smrti-ostane-zahalena-tajomstvom/ 2026-03-30 sk-SK During the ride, passengers noticed that the tram was accelerating at an unusual speed when going downhill.Jedna z najväčších dopravných tragédií Slovenska: Pri nehode električky zahynulo deväť ľudí https://spravy.stvr.sk/2023/10/vyrocie-jednej-z-najvacsich-dopravnych-tragedii-slovenska-pri-nehode-elektricky-zahynulo-devat-ludi/ 2026-03-30 spravy.stvr.sk sk During investigations, it was said that the tram driver shouted for people to hold on because the tram's brakes were not working. Others say that the driver said nothing because she was trying to stop the tram.Jana Tomaškovičová Príčina tragickej nehody električky je aj po 45 rokoch zahalená rúškom tajomstva https://www.kosiceonline.sk/pricina-tragickej-nehody-elektricky-je-aj-po-45-rokoch-zahalena-ruskom-tajomstva 2026-03-30 www.kosiceonline.sk sk The driver was unable to stop the tram and it passed the stop at the amphitheatre at an estimated speed of 77–85 km/h.História košickej hromadnej dopravy -4. časť Dopravný podnik mesta Košice https://www.dpmk.sk/node/73217 2026-03-30 www.dpmk.sk sk The tram derailed around a bend. The first carriage overturned first, followed by the second. The tram was stopped by a tree on the track.Novotná Jana Petit Press Od najväčšej dopravnej tragédie v Košiciach uplynie 40 rokov https://korzar.sme.sk/kosice/c/od-najvacsej-dopravnej-tragedie-v-kosiciach-uplynie-40-rokov 2026-03-30 Korzár Košice skTASR 2018-10-29 Od nehody električky v Košiciach uplynie 40 rokov, pribudne pamätník https://www.teraz.sk/regiony/kosice-od-tragickej-nehody-elektricky/357677-clanok.html 2026-03-30 TERAZ.sk sk The accident killed nine people, including the driver. Ten passengers were seriously injured, and another eighty suffered minor injuries.Zoznam 2018-10-31 Obrovská tragédia v Košiciach: Pred 40 rokmi sa vykoľajila električka a umrelo 9 ľudí https://www.topky.sk/cl/10/1748689/ 2026-03-30 Topky.sk sk Aftermath thumb|300x300px|Memorial to the victims at the site of the accident The investigation of the accident is often questioned, which is mainly due to the fact that the tram driver reported problems with the brakes and was ordered to complete the journey despite the malfunction and also that the state security officers shredded the investigation report in 1989.Tragická jazda košickej električky https://www.pohrebnictvo.sk/tragicka-jazda-kosickej-elektricky/ 2026-03-30 pohrebnictvo.sk sk Only the resolution of the Public Security Investigation Department of 27 December 1978, has been preserved. This resolution identifies the tram driver, Marta Lileková, as the sole culprit in the accident. On 30 October 2008, on the occasion of the 30th anniversary of the accident, a monument dedicated to the event was created by sculptor Zbynek Nišponský.Hakl Robo 2023-10-25 Košičania si pripomenuli tragickú haváriu električky https://www.aktuality.sk/clanok/8BBWN69/kosicania-si-pripomenuli-tragicku-havariu-elektricky/ 2026-03-30 Aktuality.sk sk See also List of tram accidents References Category:1978 in Czechoslovakia Category:Tram accidents Category:Tram transport in Slovakia Category:History of Košice Category:Derailments in Czechoslovakia