Rio de Janeiro train collision

The Rio de Janeiro train collision occurred on August 30, 2007 when two trains collided in the Nova Iguaçu suburb of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. 11 people were killed.^[1]

The accident happened at 16:09 pm at a junction near Austin station in Nova Iguaçu in the region of Baixada Fluminense on the outskirts of Rio de Janeiro. A passenger train carrying 850 people collided with the back of an empty passenger train killing 8 people and injuring 111, 15 seriously^[2].

References

^ BBC News - Eight dead after Rio train crash
^ http://diariodonordeste.globo.com/materia.asp?codigo=465910 Choque de trens mata 8 e fere 111 no Rio

Railway accidents in 2007 (2007)

Location and date	Brooks, KY, United States (16 January) • Panipat, India (18 February) • Grayrigg, England (23 February) • Kerang, Australia (5 June) • Benaleka, DR Congo (1 August) • Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (30 August) • Painesville, OH, United States (10 October) • Mehrabpur, Pakistan (19 December)

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