Granges-près-Marnand train crash | |
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Details | |
Date | 29 July 2013 18:50 CEST (16:50 UTC) |
Location | Granges-près-Marnand |
Coordinates | 46°46′25″N 6°53′35″E / 46.77361°N 6.89306°E |
Country | Switzerland |
Line | Palézieux– Payerne |
Operator | Swiss Federal Railways |
Incident type | Head-on collision |
Cause | Driver error - SPAD |
Statistics | |
Trains | 2 |
Passengers | 40+ |
Deaths | 1 |
Injured | 25 |
On 29 July 2013, two passenger trains were involved in a head-on collision at Granges-près-Marnand, Switzerland, killing one person and injuring 25 others.
At 18:50 CEST (16:50 UTC), [1] two passenger trains were involved in a head-on collision at Granges-près-Marnand, Vaud, Switzerland, [2] on the Palézieux– Payerne line. [3] Initially, it was reported that up to 44 people were injured, [4] five seriously. [5] This was later revised to 25 injured. [6] The 24-year-old driver of the train heading to Granges-près-Marnand was killed in the crash: [1] [7] His body was recovered in the early hours of 30 July. [8] The injured were taken to hospitals in Lausanne and Payerne. [5] All but three of the injured had been discharged from hospital by 30 July. [6] Both of the trains were operated by Swiss Federal Railways.[ citation needed]
As a result of the accident, train services were suspended between Moudon and Payerne. A bus replacement service was provided. [3] The line was scheduled to be reopened in the afternoon of 30 July. [9]
At the time, the Swiss Accident Investigation Board (SAIB) were responsible for investigating railway accidents in Switzerland. [10] The wrecked trains were moved to Yverdon where they were examined by the investigators. [6]
Initial reports indicated that the local train at Grange-près-Marnand station did not wait for the arrival of the incoming train from Payerne and left the station too soon. [11] The SAIB final report shows that the accident was caused by train 12976 departing from Granges-près-Marnard against a red signal. [12]