Piquet Carneiro train crash | |
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Details | |
Date | December 17, 1951 |
Location | Piquet Carneiro |
Country | Brazil |
Line | Fortaleza - Crato [1] |
Operator | Rede Ferroviária do Nordeste |
Incident type | Derailment |
Cause | Excess speed |
Statistics | |
Trains | 1 |
Deaths | 53 |
The Piquet Carneiro train crash, occurred on the December 17, 1951 at Piquet Carneiro in the state of Ceará in northeast Brazil and left 53 dead [2] (some sources 'around 100' [3]).
The diesel train had left Crato the previous day, spending the night at Iguatu which it left at 5 a.m. The train derailed due to 'excessive speed' [4] later that morning near Piquet Carneiro station. Many were trapped in the wreckage; the local medical staff were overwhelmed and a shortage of equipment meant that carpenters saws were used to perform amputations without anaesthetic to free them. [3] [4]
A monument to the victims of the disaster was erected at the scene of the accident by the local church with the support of the town authorities; it was restored in 2009. [3] [5]
Piquet Carneiro train crash | |
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Details | |
Date | December 17, 1951 |
Location | Piquet Carneiro |
Country | Brazil |
Line | Fortaleza - Crato [1] |
Operator | Rede Ferroviária do Nordeste |
Incident type | Derailment |
Cause | Excess speed |
Statistics | |
Trains | 1 |
Deaths | 53 |
The Piquet Carneiro train crash, occurred on the December 17, 1951 at Piquet Carneiro in the state of Ceará in northeast Brazil and left 53 dead [2] (some sources 'around 100' [3]).
The diesel train had left Crato the previous day, spending the night at Iguatu which it left at 5 a.m. The train derailed due to 'excessive speed' [4] later that morning near Piquet Carneiro station. Many were trapped in the wreckage; the local medical staff were overwhelmed and a shortage of equipment meant that carpenters saws were used to perform amputations without anaesthetic to free them. [3] [4]
A monument to the victims of the disaster was erected at the scene of the accident by the local church with the support of the town authorities; it was restored in 2009. [3] [5]