Dalfsen train crash

Dalfsen train crash

A Spurt train was involved in the accident.
Location within Netherlands
Date 23 February 2016
Time 08:50 CET
Location Dalfsen, Overijssel
Coordinates 52°30′07″N 6°19′28″E / 52.50194°N 6.32444°E / 52.50194; 6.32444
Country Netherlands
Rail line Zwolle - Emmen railway
Operator Arriva
Type of incident Obstruction on line
Cause Under investigation
Statistics
Trains 1
Passengers 15
Deaths 1[1]
Injuries 6

The Dalfsen train crash occurred on 23 February 2016 when a passenger train collided with a tracked elevated work platform on a level crossing at Dalfsen, Overijssel, Netherlands. One person was killed and six were injured, one seriously.

Accident

At 08:50 CET (07:50 UTC),[2] a passenger train collided with an elevated work platform at Dalfsen, Overijssel, Netherlands.[3] It is reported that the crane from company Van den Brink in Barneveld, was slowly crossing the line when it was hit by the train.[4] It had waited at the crossing while one train passed, but then started to cross and was hit by a second train.[5] The train involved was a Spurt GTW 2/8 train,[6] travelling from Zwolle to Coevorden.[7] All four vehicles were derailed.[3] One person was killed; the driver of the train.[2] There were fifteen passengers on board the train.[5] Six of the survivors were injured,[2] one person sustaining serious injuries.[4]

Two of the injured were taken to hospital in Zwolle.<ref name=Telegraaf25252268/. They were the train's conductor and a female passenger.[8] The other four were treated at the scene.[9] Twelve ambulances were sent to the scene.[3] An air ambulance from the University Medical Center Groningen attended.[2] It was initially expected that the line between Zwolle and Ommen would be closed for at least three days.[3][10] Arriva instigated a bus replacement service between those stations.[5]

Work to remove the train took place over the night of 23–24 February, with the first carriage being removed during the night. Once the train has been removed,[11] repairs were made to the track and catenary, 180 metres (200 yd) of which were affected.[12] The damaged carriages were taken to a depot in Meppel.[11][13] Following repairs, the line was reopened in the evening of 27 February.[14]

Investigations

The Dutch Safety Board (Dutch: Onderzoeksraad Voor Veiligheid, OVV) are responsible for investigating railway accidents in the Netherlands. An investigation has been opened into the accident.[5][15]

The Dutch police opened a separate investigation into the accident. The elevated work platform driver was detained for questioning.[16] He could face charges of causing death by negligence, causing a fatal traffic collision and causing danger on the railway.[17]

Trivia

A few months later a crane from the same Van den Brink company felt over from a road into the meadow in Harskamp on 5 July 2016, due to driving through the soft shoulder.[18]

References

  1. "Deadly train crash in Netherlands". Euronews. 23 February 2016.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Peters, Janene. "At least one killed after passenger train smashes crane; Train overturned". NL Times. Retrieved 23 February 2016.
  3. 1 2 3 4 "Doden en gewonden bij treinramp Dalfsen" [Dead and wounded in train crash at Dalfsen] (in Dutch). De Telegraaf. Retrieved 23 February 2015.
  4. 1 2 "Dutch train derails at Dalfsen after hitting crane". BBC News Online. Retrieved 23 February 2014.
  5. 1 2 3 4 "One killed, several injured as train ploughs into crane at railway crossing". Dutch News. Retrieved 23 February 2016.
  6. "(aerial photo of derailed train)". De Telegraaf via Instagram. Retrieved 23 February 2016.
  7. "Kraanmachinist verdacht van dood door schuld" [Crane operator suspected of manslaughter] (in Dutch). De Telegraaf. Retrieved 24 February 2016.
  8. "Machinist trein 49-jarige man uit Kampen" [Train driver a 49-year old from Kampen] (in Dutch). Dagblad van het Noorden. Retrieved 23 February 2015.
  9. "'Treinongeluk door inschattingsfout'" [Train accident due to miscalculation] (in Dutch). De Telegraaf. Retrieved 23 February 2015.
  10. "Nog minstens drie dagen geen treinen rond Dalfsen" [Now at least three days without trains through Dalfsen] (in Dutch). Dagblad van het Noorden. Retrieved 23 February 2015.
  11. 1 2 Pieters, Janene. "Train engineer killed in derailment was new to the job; well-regarded at home". NL Times. Retrieved 23 February 2016.
  12. "'Zondag weer treinen bij Dalfsen'" [Trains through Dalfsen again on Sunday] (in Dutch). De Telegraaf. Retrieved 26 February 2015.
  13. "Ontspoorde trein bij Dalfsen geborgen" [Derailed train at Dalfsen salvaged] (in Dutch). De Telegraaf. 24 February 2016. Retrieved 25 February 2016.
  14. "Trein Ommen-Zwolle rijdt weer" [Trains running again between Ommen and Zwolle] (in Dutch). De Telegraaf. 27 February 2016. Retrieved 28 February 2016.
  15. "Treinontsporing Dalfsen" [Derailment at Dalfsen] (in Dutch). Onderzoeksraad Voor Veiligheid. Retrieved 23 February 2013.
  16. Pieters, Janene. "Police question crane operator in fatal train derailment; 7 hurt". NL Times. Retrieved 23 February 2016.
  17. Pieters, Janene. "Crane driver suspected of causing fatal train crash". NL Times. Retrieved 24 February 2016.
  18. Programmamaker. "Kraan uit Barneveld valt om in Harskamp - Omroep Nijkerk".

Coordinates: 52°30′07″N 6°19′28″E / 52.50194°N 6.32444°E / 52.50194; 6.32444

This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the 11/7/2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.