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It is sometimes known as the "Estrella del Norte" accident, from the name of one of the trains involved.
It is sometimes known as the "Estrella del Norte" accident, from the name of one of the trains involved.


This was the second worst rail disaster in the history of Argentina (the worst was in 1970). <ref>{{cite news|title=El tercer accidente ferroviario más grave en la historia del país |url=http://www.lanacion.com.ar/1450641-anteriores-choques-de-trenes |trans-title=The third worst rail accident in the America's history |newspaper=[[La Nación]] |date=22 February 2012 |accessdate=22 February 2019 |language=es |deadurl=no |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120225024439/http://www.lanacion.com.ar/1450641-anteriores-choques-de-trenes |archivedate=25 February 2012 }}</ref>
This was the second worst rail disaster in the history of Argentina. (The worst was the [[Benavidez rail disaster]], and the third worst was the [[2012 Buenos Aires rail disaster]]). <ref>{{cite news|title=El tercer accidente ferroviario más grave en la historia del país |url=http://www.lanacion.com.ar/1450641-anteriores-choques-de-trenes |trans-title=The third worst rail accident in the country's history |newspaper=[[La Nación]] |date=22 February 2012 |accessdate=22 February 2019 |language=es |deadurl=no |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120225024439/http://www.lanacion.com.ar/1450641-anteriores-choques-de-trenes |archivedate=25 February 2012 }}</ref>


==References==
==References==

Revision as of 14:08, 22 February 2019

A train crash in Sa Pereira in Santa Fe Province, Argentina on 25 February 1978 left 55 people dead.[1][2]

It is sometimes known as the "Estrella del Norte" accident, from the name of one of the trains involved.

This was the second worst rail disaster in the history of Argentina. (The worst was the Benavidez rail disaster, and the third worst was the 2012 Buenos Aires rail disaster). [3]

References

  1. ^ article (Spanish)
  2. ^ article on 30th anniversary (Spanish)
  3. ^ "El tercer accidente ferroviario más grave en la historia del país" [The third worst rail accident in the country's history]. La Nación (in Spanish). 22 February 2012. Archived from the original on 25 February 2012. Retrieved 22 February 2019. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)