Bridge Failure Database
Bridge in Braz, Vorarlberg
Year | 1995 |
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Type | Rail |
Country | Austria (14) |
Cause | Natural hazard (Flooding) |
Details | Express train plunges into ravine after mudslide had destroyed rail bridge |
Fatalities | 4 |
Injuries | 100 |
Collapse | complete |
Phase | in service |
Period | 1991-2009 |
Continent | Europe |
Reference | Natural catastrophes and man-made disasters in 1995, sigma No. 2/1996, Swiss Re, Zurich, 1996. |
Note: This information is provided for reference only, and was compiled from publicly available sources which may contain inaccuracies. Neither Campbell Middleton nor Daniel Imhof nor the Bridge Owners' Forum make any guarantee as to the correctness, usefulness, or fitness for purpose of any of the data in these pages.