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On 3 June 1998, part of an ICE 1 train on the Hannover–Hamburg railway near Eschede in Lower Saxony, Germany derailed and crashed into an overpass that crossed the railroad, which then collapsed onto the train. 101 people were killed and at least 88 were injured, making it the second-deadliest railway disaster in German history after the 1939 Genthin rail disaster, and the world's worst ever ...
Rhode Island's deadliest rail disaster is also the first known to be photographed [6] 1855 Gasconade Bridge train disaster, Gasconade, Missouri; 35+ killed plus hundreds injured. First deadly rail bridge collapse in U.S. history [7] [8] 1856 Great Train Wreck of 1856, Whitemarsh Township, Pennsylvania; 60+ killed plus 100+ injured.
January 14 – Ghana – An express train derailed between Accra and Kumasi, killing at least 21 people and injuring about 200. [10]January 19 – France – An RER A express train in Paris at Auber station crashed, killing one person and injuring 73 in a rear-end collision caused by the train driver misunderstanding a new signaling system installed only two days earlier.
January 4 – Pakistan – Sukkur rail disaster: A Multan–Karachi Bahauddin Zakaria Express collided head-on with an empty freight train at Sangi station, Sukkur, Sindh.The train was to pass through Sangi, but incorrectly set rail points directed the train to a siding where the freight train was parked. 307 people were killed and another 700 more injured in Pakistan's worst rail disaster.
A Taiwan express train with almost 500 aboard derailed in a tunnel, killing at least 48 passengers in the island's worst rail disaster in four decades.
December 10 – United Kingdom – Castlecary rail accident: A London and North Eastern Railway Edinburgh-Glasgow commuter express, travelling 70 mph (110 km/h) in white-out conditions, passes a danger signal and rear-ends a local train standing in the station; 35 are killed and 179 injured, most seriously. The local had been running late.