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After suffering a mechanical failure, a high speed train derails at Eschede, Germany, killing 101 people.

On June 3, in the year 1998, After suffering a mechanical failure, a high speed train derails at Eschede, Germany, killing 101 people. This event is recorded as a Historical Events event in the history of June 3, one of 347 recorded events on this date across all of history.

On 3 June 1998, part of an ICE 1 train on the Hanover–Hamburg railway near Eschede in Lower Saxony, Germany, derailed and crashed into an overpass that crossed the railroad, which then collapsed onto the train. 101 people were killed and at least 88 were injured, making it the second-deadliest railway disaster in German history after the 1939 Genthin rail disaster, and the world's worst ever high-speed rail disaster.

Key Facts

  • This event took place on June 3, 1998 (AD era).
  • It is categorised as a Historical Events event in recorded history.
  • Referenced in 2 Wikipedia articles.
  • The event is associated with a specific geographical location (see map below).
  • Wikipedia source last updated on 19 May 2026.

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