page_title: 1996 Dniprodzerzhynsk tram accident
hierarchical_section_title: 1996 Dniprodzerzhynsk tram accident
caption_attribution_description: English: Dnieprodzerzhinsk tram which crashed in June 2 1996 Русский: Днепродзержинский трамвай, разбившийся 2 июня 1996 года
context_page_description: The 1996 Dniprodzerzhynsk tram accident occurred on 2 July 1996, in Dniprodzerzhynsk, Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, Ukraine, when an overcrowded tram derailed during the evening rush hour, and crashed into a concrete wall. An investigation by the local railway department discovered that the brakes on the tram car failed as it was going down a hill. The derailment and subsequent crash killed a total of 34 people, and left over 100 others injured. The incident was the deadliest tram accident in the Ukraine, and one of the deadliest tram disasters anywhere in the world, surpassing the 1954 Zagreb tram accident which killed 19 people.
context_section_description: The 1996 Dniprodzerzhynsk tram accident occurred on 2 July 1996, in Dniprodzerzhynsk (now Kamianske), Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, Ukraine, when an overcrowded tram derailed during the evening rush hour, and crashed into a concrete wall. An investigation by the local railway department discovered that the brakes on the tram car failed as it was going down a hill. The derailment and subsequent crash killed a total of 34 people, and left over 100 others injured. The incident was the deadliest tram accident in the Ukraine, and one of the deadliest tram disasters anywhere in the world, surpassing the 1954 Zagreb tram accident which killed 19 people.
caption: tram car number 1044 involved in the crash, as seen in 1992.
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