Forst Zinna rail disaster
| Forst Zinna rail disaster | |
|---|---|
| Details | |
| Date | 19 January 1988 17:50 |
| Location | Forst Zinna |
| Country | East Germany |
| Operator | Deutsche Reichsbahn (East Germany) |
| Service | Leipzig-Stralsund |
| Incident type | Collision with a T-64 tank |
| Statistics | |
| Trains | 1 |
| Passengers | 450 |
| Deaths | 6 |
| Injured | 33 |
The Forst Zinna rail disaster occurred 19 January 1988 in Forst Zinna, East Germany. It was the result of a collision between a Soviet T-64A tank and an express train on the Berlin–Halle railway, in an area often used by the Soviet military for tank training. Six people were killed, and 33 were injured. It was one of the worst railway accidents in the history of the GDR.