O Porriño derailment
42°9′59″N 8°37′20″W / 42.16639°N 8.62222°W
| O Porriño derailment | |
|---|---|
A Class 592 DMU | |
| Details | |
| Date | 9 September 2016 09:25 |
| Location | O Porriño |
| Country | Spain |
| Operator | CP Longo Curso |
| Incident type | Derailment |
| Cause | Speeding |
| Statistics | |
| Trains | 1 |
| Passengers | 69 |
| Crew | 2 |
| Deaths | 4 |
| Injured | 49 (seven serious) |
On 9 September 2016, a passenger train travelling from Vigo, Spain to Porto, Portugal derailed at O Porriño, Galicia, Spain. Four people were killed and 49 were injured, seven severely.