On December 12, 1917, an overloaded troop train derailed at Saint-Michel-de-Maurienne, France. The Rail accident’s official death toll was 573, but there could have been as many as 1,000 soldiers deaths.
Date:
December 12, 1917
Location:
Saint-Michel-de-Maurienne, France
December 12, 1917
Location:
Saint-Michel-de-Maurienne, France
Additional Information:
- Saint-Michel-de-Maurienne derailment – Wikipedia
The Saint-Michel-de-Maurienne derailment of December 12, 1917 was a railway accident involving a troop train carrying at least 1,000 French soldiers on their way home for leave from the Italian front in World War I. - French soldiers killed in train accident – Dec 12, 1917 – HISTORY.com
More than 500 French soldiers are killed when their train derails in Modane, France, on this day in 1917. The troops were returning from fighting World War I in Italy. - Modane train crash of 1917 | French history | Britannica.com
Modane train crash of 1917, train derailment in Modane, France, on Dec. 12, 1917, that killed more than 500 French soldiers. - Danger Ahead! Modane 1917
Modane, 12 December 1917 A troop train carrying 1000 soldiers home on leave ran out of control down a steep gradient.