Markdorf rail disaster
| Markdorf rail disaster | |
|---|---|
Incident site during recovery process. | |
| Details | |
| Date | 22 December 1939 |
| Location | Near Markdorf |
| Coordinates | 47°41′59.4″N 9°24′11.1″E / 47.699833°N 9.403083°E |
| Country | Nazi Germany |
| Line | Stahringen–Friedrichshafen |
| Operator | Deutsche Reichsbahn |
| Incident type | Head-on collision |
| Cause |
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| Statistics | |
| Trains | 2 |
| Deaths | 101 |
| Injured | 47 |
The Markdorf rail disaster near Markdorf in Nazi Germany resulted in 101 deaths and 47 injured persons. It occurred on 22 December 1939 near Lipbach, today part of Friedrichshafen on the Stahringen–Friedrichshafen line, part of the Lake Constance Belt Railway when two trains collided head-on with each other.