Date 19 January 1988 Country East Germany Deaths 6 | Location Forst Zinna Trains 1 | |
Type of incident Collision with a T-64 tank | ||
The Forst Zinna rail disaster occurred 19 January 1988 in Forst Zinna, East Germany. A Soviet T-64 tank got stuck on a level crossing and was hit by express train. 6 killed, 33 are injured. It was one of the worst train accidents in the history of the GDR.
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