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On 13 December 2018, a [[High-speed rail|high-speed passenger train]] and a [[Pilot (locomotive)|pilot locomotive]] collided near [[Yenimahalle]] in [[Ankara Province]], Turkey. Three [[Railcar|cars]] of the passenger train [[Derailment|derailed]] in the collision. Three [[railroad engineer]]<nowiki/>s and five passengers were killed onsite, and 84 people injured. One passenger has succumbed to their injuries, and 34 passengers, including two in critical condition, are being treated in several hospitals. |
On 13 December 2018, a [[High-speed rail|high-speed passenger train]] and a [[Pilot (locomotive)|pilot locomotive]] collided near [[Yenimahalle]] in [[Ankara Province]], Turkey. Three [[Railcar|cars]] of the passenger train [[Derailment|derailed]] in the collision. Three [[railroad engineer]]<nowiki/>s and five passengers were killed onsite, and 84 people injured. One passenger has succumbed to [[Singular they|their]] injuries, and 34 passengers, including two in critical condition, are being treated in several hospitals. |
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Revision as of 01:42, 16 December 2018
 | This article documents a recent train accident. Information may change rapidly as the event progresses, and initial news reports may be unreliable. The latest updates to this article may not reflect the most current information. (December 2018) |
| Ankara train collision | |
|---|---|
 A TCDD HT80000 high-speed electric multiple unit, the same class as the train involved in the accident | |
| Details | |
| Date | 13 December 2018 06:34 local time (03:34 UTC) |
| Location | Near Marşandiz railway station, Yenimahalle, Ankara Province |
| Coordinates | 39°56′03″N 32°46′42″E / 39.93417°N 32.77833°E |
| Country | Turkey |
| Line | Istanbul-Ankara railway |
| Incident type | Head-on collision |
| Cause | Under investigation |
| Statistics | |
| Trains | 2 |
| Deaths | 9 |
| Injured | 84 |
On 13 December 2018, a high-speed passenger train and a pilot locomotive collided near Yenimahalle in Ankara Province, Turkey. Three cars of the passenger train derailed in the collision. Three railroad engineers and five passengers were killed onsite, and 84 people injured. One passenger has succumbed to their injuries, and 34 passengers, including two in critical condition, are being treated in several hospitals.
Accident
The Ankara–Konya high-speed train departed from the Ankara high-speed railway station (Template:Lang-tr) with 206 passengers on board at 06:30 local time (03:30 UTC) on 13 December 2018.[1] About four minutes later, a head-on collision occurred when the high-speed train, traveling towards Konya Station at a line speed of about 80–90 km/h (50–56 mph), collided right before the Marşandiz railway station in the Yenimahalle district of Ankara Province with a locomotive returning from inspecting rail. Three cars of the high-speed train derailed, and a footbridge over the railway line collapsed onto two other cars.[1][2] Eight people, including three railroad engineers, were killed onsite.[1][3] A German citizen was among the victims.[4] The information about the initially reported 48 injured has been updated to 84.[1][3] The injured passengers, three of them in critical condition, were rushed to several hospitals in Ankara. One injured passenger died afterwards.[5]
Published photographs show that a TCDD E68000-class locomotive (unit number 68 041) and a TCDD HT80000 high-speed electric multiple unit were involved in the accident.[6]
Aftermath
More than 40 ambulances, 20 fire trucks, police, National Medical Rescue teams, and fire and rescue teams rushed to the scene of the accident.[1][5]
Wreckage removal began soon after heavy cranes were installed around the accident site at 16:00 local time (13:00 UTC). In order to reopen the railway line to normal traffic, teams of firefighters and railroad workers continued with cutting and removal works into the night despite heavy snowfall.[7]
The Chief Prosecutor of Ankara launched an investigation to ascertain the cause of the accident,[5] and appointed for this purpose his assistant and three more prosecutors to the case.[8] Three railway personnel, an inspector, a train dispatcher and a switchman, who were responsible for the direction of trains,[8] were detained on suspicion of negligence.[9][10] Digital records in the trains and at the railway station as well as radio communication records between the officials on duty related to the direction of the trains were obtained for technical analysis as evidence. Surveillance camera footage covering the accident became public.[8]
It appeared that the pilot locomotive was on its assigned track. The high-speed train was wrongly directed to the same track causing the head-on collision.[8]
See also
References
- ^ a b c d e "Ankara'da Yüksek Hızlı Tren kazası: 9 kişi hayatını kaybetti, 84 kişi yaralandı". NTV (in Turkish). 13 December 2018. Retrieved 13 December 2018.
- ^ "Turkey train crash: At least nine dead in Ankara". BBC News Online. Retrieved 13 December 2018.
- ^ a b "Ankara'da Yüksek Hızlı Tren kazası: 7 kişi hayatını kaybetti, 46 yaralı va". Hürriyet (in Turkish). 13 December 2018. Retrieved 13 December 2018.
- ^ "Deutscher unter den Opfern". Tagesschau (in German). 13 December 2018. Retrieved 14 December 2018.
- ^ a b c "Ankara'da tren kazası". CNN Türk (in Turkish). 13 December 2018. Retrieved 13 December 2018.
- ^ "Turkey train crash: Several killed in high-speed train collision". Al Jazeera. Retrieved 13 December 2018.
- ^ "Ankara'da tren kazasında enkaz kaldırma çalışması sürüyor". Habertürk (in Turkish). 14 December 2018. Retrieved 14 December 2018.
- ^ a b c d "Ankara'daki tren kazasının görüntüleri ortaya çıktı!". Habertürk (in Turkish). 14 December 2018. Retrieved 15 December 2018.
- ^ "High-speed train crashes in Turkey, killing 9". CNN. Retrieved 13 December 2018.
- ^ "Three train workers detained after high-speed crash in Ankara leaves nine dead". Independent Television News. Retrieved 13 December 2018.
