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Codogno rail crash

Coordinates: 45°09′36″N 09°41′44″E / 45.16000°N 9.69556°E / 45.16000; 9.69556
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Codogno rail crash
Details
Date9 December 1957
LocationCodogno
CountryItaly
LineMilano–Bologna
OperatorFerrovie dello Stato
Incident typeLevel crossing collision
Statistics
Trains1
Deaths15
Injured30

The Codogno rail crash happened at Codogno, Italy, in the early evening of 9 December 1957. Fifteen people were killed, and at least 30 were seriously injured.

At 18:19 on 9 December 1957, the Milan–Rome express, while travelling through Codogno at a speed of 130 km/h (81 mph), struck a truck loaded with bran, which had become stuck at a level crossing. The train then derailed and brought down a cast iron pylon.

Fifteen people, including several truck drivers, were killed, and more than 30 other people were injured.

References

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  • Il Giornale del Mondo, anno, 1957 (nov-dic) ed. Cino del Duca, Historia, mensile illustrato n. 272 ottobre 1980 (in Italian)
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45°09′36″N 09°41′44″E / 45.16000°N 9.69556°E / 45.16000; 9.69556