2010 Bir El Bay train collision
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The Bir el-Bey train collision occurred on 24 September 2010, at Bir el-Bey, Tunisia
, when two trains collided with each other. One person reportedly died as a result of the accident, and 57 people were reported injured.
derailed and toppled over after being hit by the other train at the tail wagon at 3 p.m. local time (14:00 UTC) at Bir el-Bey train station.
Tunisia
Tunisia , officially the Tunisian RepublicThe long name of Tunisia in other languages used in the country is: , is the northernmost country in Africa. It is a Maghreb country and is bordered by Algeria to the west, Libya to the southeast, and the Mediterranean Sea to the north and east. Its area...
, when two trains collided with each other. One person reportedly died as a result of the accident, and 57 people were reported injured.
Accident
A train coming from Tunisia's SfaxSfax
Sfax is a city in Tunisia, located southeast of Tunis. The city, founded in AD 849 on the ruins of Taparura and Thaenae, is the capital of the Sfax Governorate , and a Mediterranean port. Sfax has population of 340,000...
derailed and toppled over after being hit by the other train at the tail wagon at 3 p.m. local time (14:00 UTC) at Bir el-Bey train station.