Okuda incident
The Okuda Railway Crossing Incident (奥田踏切事故, okuda fumikiri jiko) or simply Okuda Incident occurred in Japan at 8:32 AM on September 26, 2002, between Okuda Station and Ōsato Station on the Meitetsu Nagoya Main Line. One person was killed and 34 people were injured when the train collided at about 120 kilometres per hour (75 mph) with a car that had stopped on the tracks, killing the driver. The collision caused the train to derail and strike several concrete poles until it stopped after going 272 metres (892 ft). The car had lost a wheel while attempting to cross the tracks and therefore was unable to drive off the tracks.[2][3]
| Okuda derailment | |
|---|---|
| Details | |
| Date | 26 September 2002 8:32 AM |
| Location | Inazawa, Aichi |
| Country | Japan |
| Line | Meitetsu Nagoya Main Line |
| Operator | Nagoya Railroad |
| Incident type | Derailment |
| Cause | Collision with car on tracks |
| Statistics | |
| Trains | 1 |
| Passengers | 900 (approx.) |
| Deaths | 1[1] |
| Injured | 34[2] |
References
- 技術基準検討委員会中間とりまとめ (PDF) (in Japanese). Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transportation, and Tourism. 29 November 2005.
- 鉄道事故調査報告書 [Railway Incident Investigation Report] (PDF) (in Japanese). Japan Transportation Safety Board. 8 September 2003.
- 名鉄特急衝突脱線事故 [Meitetsu Limited Express Derailment Incident] (in Japanese). Inazawa City Fire Department. Retrieved 10 December 2010.
External links
- Photos of aftermath of the derailment (photos 7-16) (in Japanese)
- Photos from the accident and of the trains involved (in Japanese)
- Photos of the train car which struck the car on the tracks (in Japanese)
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