Niklasdorf train collision
{{Short description|2018 railway incident in Austria}}
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| date = 12 February 2018
| time = 12:45 CET (11:45 UTC)
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| type = Sidelong collision
| cause = Under investigation
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On 12 February 2018, two passenger trains collided at Niklasdorf, Austria. One person was killed and 22 were injured.
Accident
At 12:45 Central European Time on 12 February 2018,{{cite web |url=https://www.tagesschau.de/ausland/oesterreich-zugunglueck-101.html |title=Schweres Zugunglück in der Steiermark |trans-title=Severe train accident in Styria |language=German |publisher=Taggeschau |date=12 February 2018 |accessdate=13 February 2018}} two passenger trains were involved in a sidelong collision at Niklasdorf, Austria. The trains were a Deutsche Bahn EuroCity express train and a local train operated by ÖBB.{{cite web |url=https://diepresse.com/home/panorama/oesterreich/5370355/Eine-Tote-bei-Zugunglueck-in-der-Steiermark |title=Eine Tote bei Zugunglück in der Steiermark |trans-title=A woman killed in a train accident in Styria |language=German |publisher=Die Presse |date=12 February 2018 |accessdate=13 February 2018}} Several carriages had one side ripped off. Carriages from both trains were derailed. One person was killed and 22 were injured. Both train drivers were amongst the injured. There were at least 60 passengers on the EuroCity train.
Nineteen ambulances and two emergency doctors were amongst the emergency services personnel sent to deal with the accident.{{cite web |url=https://uk.news.yahoo.com/austria-train-crash-least-one-133600649.html |title=Austria train crash: At least one dead and more than 22 people injured in Niklasdorf rail collision |first=Chris |last=Barnes |publisher=The Independent |date=12 February 2018 |accessdate=13 February 2018}} The injured were taken to hospitals in Bruck an der Mur and Leoben. Everyone had been rescued by 14:30. The railway between Bruck an der Mur and Leoben was closed as a result of the accident.{{cite web |url=http://www.euronews.com/2018/02/12/austria-train-collision-kills-one-injures-22-others |title=Austria train collision kills one, injures 22 |publisher=Euronews |date=12 February 2018 |accessdate=13 February 2018}} The line between Graz and Sankt Michael in Obersteiermark was also closed.
Investigation
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