2025 Hustopeče nad Bečvou train crash

Name: 2025 Hustopeče nad Bečvou train crash
Start: 2025

2025 CE.

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The 2025 Hustopeče nad Bečvou train crash was a railway accident that occurred on 28 February 2025 near the station in Hustopeče nad Bečvou, Czech Republic. A freight train carrying 1,020 tonnes of benzene, derailed around noon local time, resulting in a major chemical fire. It is considered one of the worst events of this kind in modern time of the Czech Republic.

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