History Today: Train Accident Kills Hundreds in Yugoslavia

A train crashed when entering Zagreb, Yugoslavia on August 30, 1974. The incident was recorded as the worst rail accident in the history of Yugoslavia, which killed 153 people. Express train from Belgrade to Dortmund for the majority of workers returning from their jobs in West Germany. When the train carrying 400 passengers. As reported by History.com, a lot of speculation circulating questioned the causes of accidents in between two machinist whether sleeping or drunk. The air accident caused train fast pace and hit the platform at the station and slipped Zagreb. The scene was horrible, corpses scattered and shattered metal. Worse train dragged the electric pole to electrocute a number of passengers. Estimated 153 people were killed in the crash. But the report shows up to 175 people may be dead.
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