page_title: Saint-Michel-de-Maurienne derailment
hierarchical_section_title: Saint-Michel-de-Maurienne derailment
caption_attribution_description: Русский: Крушение в Сен-Мишель-де-МорьенFrançais&#160;: Accident ferroviaire de Saint-Michel-de-Maurienne
context_page_description: The Saint-Michel-de-Maurienne derailment of 12 December 1917 was a railway accident involving a troop train carrying at least 1,000 French soldiers on their way home for leave from the Italian Front in World War I. A derailment as the train descended the Maurienne valley rail line caused a catastrophic crash and subsequent fire in which more than 675 died. France's deadliest rail accident, it occurred on the Culoz–Modane railway line.
context_section_description: The Saint-Michel-de-Maurienne derailment of 12 December 1917 was a railway accident involving a troop train carrying at least 1,000 French soldiers on their way home for leave from the Italian Front in World War I. A derailment as the train descended the Maurienne valley rail line caused a catastrophic crash and subsequent fire in which more than 675 died. France's deadliest rail accident, it occurred on the Culoz–Modane railway line.
caption: Wreckage of the French military train, 13 December 1917
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