Scânteia train accident

Scânteia train accident
Television screenshot of the accident—Antena 3
Details
DateAugust 14, 2009
14:10 (UTC+3)
Locationnear Railway station in Scânteia, Iași County
Coordinates46°55′17″N 27°34′07″E / 46.921486°N 27.568517°E / 46.921486; 27.568517
CountryRomania
Statistics
Deaths14
Injured2

The Scânteia train accident occurred on August 14, 2009 at 14:10 local time (UTC+3) when at least 14 people died after a collision between a minibus and a train in Scânteia, Iași County, Romania on County Road 248C. The death toll was initially reported as 10. It was the worst accident in Romania in fifteen years.