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Versailles rail accident

On 8 May 1842, a train crashed in the cutting between Meudon and Bellevue stations on the railway between Versailles and Paris, France. The train was travelling to Paris when it derailed after the leading locomotive broke an axle, and the... Wikipedia
Number of deaths: 55
Location: Meudon
Date: May 8, 1842
Cause: Broken axle
Trains: 1