Skotterud derailment
The Skotterud derailment occurred on 1 October 2010, at Skotterud, Norway, when an InterCity train from Oslo (Norway) to Stockholm (Sweden) derailed due to a cracked wheel. Forty people were reported injured.[3]
| Skotterud derailment | |
|---|---|
| Details | |
| Date | 1 October 2010 |
| Location | Skotterud |
| Coordinates | 59°59′N 12°07′E |
| Country | Norway |
| Line | Kongsvinger Line |
| Operator | SJ[1] |
| Incident type | Derailment |
| Cause | Crack in a wheel of the first carriage |
| Statistics | |
| Trains | 1 |
| Passengers | 300 |
| Deaths | 0 |
| Injuries | 40[2] |
Accident
The derailment site after the accident
Shortly after leaving Kongsvinger the train derailed near Skotterud at 17:40, with one carriage flipping over on its side and another running off the track and stopping in a ditch.
Passengers reported loud noises, sudden braking and a crash that some thought resulted from a collision with a vehicle. Most managed to get out of the wrecked carriages themselves and an emergency reception center was set up at the nearby town hall in Skotterud.[1]
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