Granges-près-Marnand train crash
{{Short description|2013 public transit disaster in Granges-près-Marnand, Switzerland}}
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| date = 29 July 2013
| time = 18:50 CEST (16:50 UTC)
| location = Granges-près-Marnand
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| type = Head-on collision
| cause = Driver error - SPAD
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On 29 July 2013, two passenger trains were involved in a head-on collision at Granges-près-Marnand, Switzerland, killing one person and injuring 25 others.
Accident
At 18:50 CEST (16:50 UTC), two passenger trains were involved in a head-on collision at Granges-près-Marnand, Vaud, Switzerland,{{cite web |url=http://www.rte.ie/news/2013/0729/465318-switzerland-train-crash/ |title=Dozens injured as two trains collide in Switzerland |publisher=RTÉ News |accessdate=29 July 2013}} on the Palézieux–Payerne line.{{cite web|url=http://www.20min.ch/schweiz/romandie/story/Zugunglueck-in-der-Waadt---5-Schwerverletzte-21462654 |title=Zugunglück in der Waadt – 5 Schwerverletzte |trans-title=Train accident in Vaud - 5 seriously injured |publisher=20 minutes |language=German |accessdate=29 July 2013}} Initially, it was reported that up to 44 people were injured,{{cite web |url=http://uk.news.yahoo.com/swiss-train-crash-44-passengers-injured-180225628.html#xJhESzQ |title=Swiss Train Crash: 44 Passengers Injured |publisher=Yahoo |accessdate=29 July 2013}} five seriously. This was later revised to 25 injured.{{cite web |url=http://www.leparisien.fr/faits-divers/collision-ferroviaire-en-suisse-l-erreur-humaine-est-la-piste-privilegiee-30-07-2013-3018691.php |title=VIDEOS. Collision ferroviaire en Suisse : l'erreur humaine est la piste privilégiée |trans-title=VIDEOS. Train Collision in Switzerland: human error is thought likely |publisher=La Parisien |language=French |date=30 July 2013 |accessdate=31 July 2013}} The 24-year-old driver of the train heading to Granges-près-Marnand was killed in the crash:{{cite web |url=http://www.sust.admin.ch/dbapp/search/BS/php/udetail.php?id=2013072902&lang=en |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130730202937/http://www.sust.admin.ch/dbapp/search/BS/php/udetail.php?id=2013072902&lang=en |url-status=dead |archive-date=30 July 2013 |title=Short description |publisher=Swiss Accident Investigation Board |accessdate=30 July 2013 |language=French }}{{cite web |url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/world/swiss-train-crash-injures-about-40/article13481720/ |title=Swiss officials investigating deadly head-on train crash |publisher=The Globe and Mail |accessdate=29 July 2013}} His body was recovered in the early hours of 30 July.{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-23494203 |title=Swiss train crash: Dozens hurt in Granges-pres-Marnand |publisher=BBC News Online |accessdate=30 July 2013}} The injured were taken to hospitals in Lausanne and Payerne.{{cite web |url=http://www.24heures.ch/news/standard/gros-accident-train-payerne/story/29443314 |title=Cinq blessés graves dans une collision entre deux trains |trans-title=Five seriously injured in a collision between two trains |first=Sarah |last=Bourquenoud |publisher=24 heures |language=French |accessdate=29 July 2013}} All but three of the injured had been discharged from hospital by 30 July. Both of the trains were operated by Swiss Federal Railways.{{Citation needed|date=April 2021}}
Disruption
As a result of the accident, train services were suspended between Moudon and Payerne. A bus replacement service was provided. The line was scheduled to be reopened in the afternoon of 30 July.{{cite web |url=http://www.blick.ch/news/schweiz/westschweiz/sbb-crash-in-der-waadt-der-lokfuehrer-ist-tot-id2389147.html |title=SBB-Crash in der Waadt: Der Lokführer ist tot |trans-title=SBB crash in Vaud: The driver is dead |publisher=Blick |language=German |accessdate=30 July 2012}}
Investigation
At the time, the Swiss Accident Investigation Board (SAIB) were responsible for investigating railway accidents in Switzerland.{{cite web |url=http://www.sust.admin.ch/en/ |title=Welcome to the homepage of the SAIB |publisher=Swiss Accident Investigation Board |accessdate=30 July 2013}} The wrecked trains were moved to Yverdon where they were examined by the investigators.
Cause
Initial reports indicated that the local train at Grange-près-Marnand station did not wait for the arrival of the incoming train from Payerne and left the station too soon.{{cite web |url=http://www.24heures.ch/vaud-regions/nord-vaudois-broye/train-regional-serait-parti-tot/story/31994272 |title=Le train régional serait parti trop tôt de Granges-Marnand |trans-title=The regional train departed from Granges-Marnand too soon |first=Gilles |last=Biéler |publisher=24 heures |language=French |accessdate=30 July 2013}} The SAIB final report shows that the accident was caused by train 12976 departing from Granges-près-Marnard against a red signal.{{cite web |url=http://www.sust.admin.ch/pdfs/BS//pdf/2013072902_SB.pdf |title=Rapport final du Service d'enquête suisse sur les accidents SESA sur la collision des trains 12976 et 4049 du 29 juillet 2013 à Granges-Marnand (VD) N° reg.:2013072902 |trans-title=Final report of the Swiss inquiry into the collision of trains 12976 and 4040 at Granges-près-Marnard, Vaud on 29 July 2013 |publisher=Swiss Accident Investigation Board |language=French |accessdate=21 February 2016 |archive-date=14 July 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140714164900/http://www.sust.admin.ch/pdfs/BS//pdf/2013072902_SB.pdf |url-status=dead }}
See also
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References
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