Eschede train crash

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    On 3 June 1998, an ICE 1 train on the Hannover-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. The cause of the derailment was a single fatigue crack in one wheel.

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    The Eschede train crash led to significant improvements in railway safety regulations in Germany, including the introduction of wheel monitoring systems and the establishment of a national railway accident investigation agency.