1994 Tolunda rail disaster

The disaster took place during the Angolan Civil War, but the location of the disaster was largely outside the area of the civil war. ==The disaster==

On Thursday 22 September 1994 a freight of the Benguela railway was en voyage in Angola with a cargo of granite blocks and with many fare-dodgers onboard. Near Tolunda, in the Namibe Province 190 kilometres from Lubango, the train derailed and crashed into a ten meters deep ravine. Initial sources reported a death toll of 146 people.-147 others being injured. Most of the victims were inside the wagons with granite blocks. The cause of the disaster was malfunctioning of the brakes. == See also ==