The Dien Sanh train crash occurred on 10 March 2015 when a passenger train struck a lorry obstructing the line on a level crossing near Dien Sanh station, Quảng Trị Province, Vietnam. One person was killed and four were seriously injured.
At 22:15 local time (15:15 UTC), a Hanoi to Ho Chi Minh City passenger train, callsign SE5, collided with a lorry on a level crossing near Dien Sanh station in Quảng Trị Province.[1] The crossing carried National Route 1 across the North–South Railway. The train consisted of D19E locomotive №968 and fourteen carriages.[2] The locomotive and three carriages derailed, killing the train driver and seriously injuring four other people, including the lorry driver. Several more were reported to have been injured; they were taken to Quảng Trị General Hospital. The train was carrying roughly 600 passengers. Following the crash, the eleven carriages that remained on the rails were taken to Đông Hà. Clearance of the line began at 02:10 on 11 March. (19:10 on 10 March UTC).[1] Damage was estimated at VND 23 billion (US$1.1 million). The locomotive was destroyed, two carriages and a dining car were damaged. Over 120 metres (130 yd) of track was destroyed.[3] After the recovery operation, a railway crane derailed.[4] The railway was reopened at 20:55 (13:55 UTC) on 11 March.[3]
^ ab"Train hits truck, throwing three carriages off railway, killing engine driver in Vietnam". Tuổi Trẻ. 11 March 2015. Retrieved 12 March 2015.
^ [The train crashed into the lorry, driver was killed instantly] (in Vietnamese). Vietnam News. 11 March 2015. Archived from the original on 14 March 2015. Retrieved 12 March 2015.
^ ab"Chủ tịch Đường sắt: 'Tổn thất vụ tai nạn tàu SE5 vô cùng lớn'" [Railway chairman: SE5 train loss is enormous] (in Vietnamese). VN Express. 12 March 2015.
^"Cần trục đường sắt lại đổ sau khi được cứu hộ" [The rail crane derailed after rescue] (in Vietnamese). VN Express. 12 March 2015.
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dien, sanh, train, crash, this, article, excessively, based, contemporary, reporting, please, newer, secondary, sources, articles, events, that, lack, lasting, impact, merged, redirected, deleted, march, 2024, learn, when, remove, this, message, occurred, marc. This article may be excessively based on contemporary reporting Please use newer secondary sources articles on events that lack lasting impact may be merged redirected or deleted March 2024 Learn how and when to remove this message The Dien Sanh train crash occurred on 10 March 2015 when a passenger train struck a lorry obstructing the line on a level crossing near Dien Sanh station Quảng Trị Province Vietnam One person was killed and four were seriously injured Dien Sanh train crashD19E locomotive No 968 was hauling the train DetailsDate10 March 2015 22 15LocationDien Sanh Hải Lăng District Quảng Trị ProvinceCountryVietnamLineNorth South RailwayOperatorVietnam RailwaysIncident typeVehicle obstructing lineStatisticsTrains1Passengers 600Deaths1Injured4 seriousDamageVND 23 billionCrash editAt 22 15 local time 15 15 UTC a Hanoi to Ho Chi Minh City passenger train callsign SE5 collided with a lorry on a level crossing near Dien Sanh station in Quảng Trị Province 1 The crossing carried National Route 1 across the North South Railway The train consisted of D19E locomotive 968 and fourteen carriages 2 The locomotive and three carriages derailed killing the train driver and seriously injuring four other people including the lorry driver Several more were reported to have been injured they were taken to Quảng Trị General Hospital The train was carrying roughly 600 passengers Following the crash the eleven carriages that remained on the rails were taken to Đong Ha Clearance of the line began at 02 10 on 11 March 19 10 on 10 March UTC 1 Damage was estimated at VND 23 billion US 1 1 million The locomotive was destroyed two carriages and a dining car were damaged Over 120 metres 130 yd of track was destroyed 3 After the recovery operation a railway crane derailed 4 The railway was reopened at 20 55 13 55 UTC on 11 March 3 See also editList of level crossing accidentsReferences edit a b Train hits truck throwing three carriages off railway killing engine driver in Vietnam Tuổi Trẻ 11 March 2015 Retrieved 12 March 2015 Tau hỏa đam xe tải lai tau chết tại chỗ The train crashed into the lorry driver was killed instantly in Vietnamese Vietnam News 11 March 2015 Archived from the original on 14 March 2015 Retrieved 12 March 2015 a b Chủ tịch Đường sắt Tổn thất vụ tai nạn tau SE5 vo cung lớn Railway chairman SE5 train loss is enormous in Vietnamese VN Express 12 March 2015 Cần trục đường sắt lại đổ sau khi được cứu hộ The rail crane derailed after rescue in Vietnamese VN Express 12 March 2015 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Dien Sanh train crash amp oldid 1218379947, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
