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Viareggio train derailment

Accident
The Viareggio derailment was the derailment and subsequent fire of a freight train carrying liquefied petroleum gas. It occurred on 29 June 2009 in a railway station in Viareggio, Lucca, a city in Central Italy's Tuscany region. Thirty-two people... Wikipedia
Number of deaths: 32
Location: Viareggio
Date: June 29, 2009
Cause: Defective axle
Damage: Areas near railway station seriously damaged by fire
Injured: 26
Trains: 1