Piquet Carneiro train crash

The railway accident of Piquet Carneiro on 17 December 1951, a derailment due to excessive speed in railway station of Piquet Carneiro, in the state of Ceará, in northeastern Brazil. At least 53 deaths were the result, according to another source to the 100th

The accident happened on the railway line Fortaleza Crato Rede Ferroviária do Nordeste.

The train had started the previous day of Crato and had soaked overnight in Iguatu a break. From there he was by 5 clock moved on in the morning. With excessive speed he derailed the morning of the accident the day near the train station Piquet Carneiro. Many victims were trapped in the wreckage of the vehicles. The high number of casualties among the passengers was also based on the very inadequate rescue efforts and the bad first aid at the accident site.

At the accident site, a memorial to the victims was erected, which was restored in 2009.