page_title: Jokela
section_title: Rail crash
hierarchical_section_title: Jokela / History / Rail crash
caption_attribution_description: English: Train Accident in Jokela, Tuusula, Finland on the April 21st, 1996. Suomi: Ilmakuva Jokelan junaonnettomuudesta 21.4.1996
context_page_description: Jokela is one of the three administrative centers in the Finnish municipality Tuusula. It has a population of around 6,000 residents. The Jokela School Centre and the Jokela railway station serve the community. Many residents commute to the capital of Finland, Helsinki, which is about 50 kilometres away.
context_section_description: On April 21, 1996 a rail accident occurred where four people were killed and 75 injured when express train P82 from Oulu bound for Helsinki derailed in heavy fog. There was a strict speed limit due to a bridge construction which P82 failed to heed. It is estimated that the total cost of the accident was over €4.3 million.
caption: The community after the rail crash
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