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Matsukawa derailment

1949 CE · Japan, Asia · War

Matsukawa derailment
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The Matsukawa derailment occurred at 03:09 AM on August 17, 1949 when a Tōhoku Main Line passenger train derailed and overturned between Kanayagawa and Matsukawa stations in Fukushima Prefecture of Japan, killing three crew members.

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