Granges-près-Marnand train crash

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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.

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Granges-près-Marnand train crash
Route de Brit, Valbroye

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N 46.773611111111 °	E 6.8930555555556 °

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Route de Brit

Route de Brit
1523 Valbroye (Granges-près-Marnand)
Vaud, Switzerland
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