1897 Gentofte train crash
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In the Gentofte train crash at Gentofte station, Denmark, on the island of Zealand, on 11 July 1897 an express train pulled by a DSB class CS (0-4-2) number 245 passed a signal cautioning danger and collided with a stationary passenger train waiting at the station. There were 40 deaths and more than 100 people were injured.
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Smakkedalen, Gentofte Municipality
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2820 Gentofte Municipality, Gentofte
Capital Region of Denmark, Denmark
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