As a result of a faulty switch position, the Enschede-Roermond express train collided at full speed with the stopping train from Nijmegen at Elst station. The train from Enschede slid over a length of 15 meters over the oncoming train. Six train passengers were killed. Twelve occupants were more or less seriously injured. In addition to the police and fire department, units of the army and air force were also deployed in the rescue work, October 13, 1954, collisions, accidents, stations, trains, trains, The Netherlands, 20th century press agency photo, news to remember, documentary, historic photography 1945-1990, visual stories, human history of the Twentieth Century, capturing moments in time
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