Tangiwai disaster
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The Tangiwai train disaster was a deadly railway accident that occurred at 10:21 p.m. on 24 December 1953, when a railway bridge over the Whangaehu River collapsed beneath an express passenger train at Tangiwai, North Island, New Zealand. Wikipedia
Location: Whangaehu River
Date: December 24, 1953
Number of deaths: 151
Cause: Bridge collapse due to lahar from Mount Ruapehu
Line: North Island Main Trunk
Passengers: 285
Trains: 1