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Bir el-Bey train collision
Details
Date	24 September 2010 15:00 local time (14:00 UTC)
Location	Bir el-Bey
Country	Tunisia
Incident type	Collision
Cause	Reduced visibility from heavy rain storm
Statistics
Trains	2
Deaths	1
Injured	57

The Bir el-Bey train collision occurred on 24 September 2010, at Bir el-Bey, Tunisia, when two trains collided with each other. One person reportedly died as a result of the accident, and 57 people were reported injured.

Accident

A train coming from Tunisia's Sfax derailed and toppled over after being hit by the other train at the tail wagon at 3 p.m. local time (14:00 UTC) at Bir el-Bey train station.

Cause

The collision was caused by poor visibility, the result of a violent rainstorm.

References

1. ^ Tunisia trains collide in storm
2. Train accident injures several in Tunisia
3. "Tunisia: rainstorm causes two trains to collide at Bir el Bey". Archived from the original on 2010-09-29. Retrieved 2010-10-02.

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