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The number of deaths reported by the authorities was 94, including 44 schoolchildren who were at the beginning of their holidays on their way from
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tanker at the crossing mistook this as the opening of the barrier to road traffic and began to cross. Soon after 08:00, while crossing the track, the tanker was struck by the passenger train. The right buffer of the train sheared through the vehicle. Subsequently, some 15,000 litres
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following days. Some of those involved with the rescue operation questioned the official numbers of deaths and estimated the number of victims as being as much as 140. Among the listed victims was teacher Werner Moritz, director of a
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train struck a fuel tanker, which exploded as a result of the collision, at a
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