Piquet Carneiro train crash

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]).

Piquet Carneiro train crash
Details
DateDecember 17, 1951
LocationPiquet Carneiro
CountryBrazil
LineFortaleza - Crato[1]
OperatorRede Ferroviária do Nordeste
Incident typeDerailment
CauseExcess speed
Statistics
Trains1
Deaths53

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]

References

  1. http://www.estacoesferroviarias.com.br/ce_crato/indice.htm RVC - Linha Sul, Linha Norte e ramais -- Estações Ferroviárias do Estado do Ceará
  2. Railway Wrecks by Edgar A. Haine, page 146, publ 1993, ISBN 0-8453-4844-2
  3. http://www.informegeracao.com/2009/05/pelos-caminhos-da-historia-1.html Pelos Caminhos da História: O TREM DA MORTE
  4. http://www.estacoesferroviarias.com.br/ce_crato/piquet.htm Piquet Carneiro -- Estações Ferroviárias do Estado do Ceará
  5. http://paroquiacoracaojesus.blogspot.com/2009_11_01_archive.html Paróquia de Piquet Carneiro: terça-feira, 10 de novembro de 2009

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