On 2 July 1996, an overcrowded tram derailed during the evening rush hour in Dniprodzerzhynsk (now Kamianske), Ukraine, and crashed into a concrete wall.

[1] The tram proceeded to smash through a concrete median barrier, causing the metal case of the cabin to detach and shear off the roof of the car, before stopping just short of a secondary school.

[1] In response to the disaster, the Ukrainian president Leonid Kuchma declared a day of national mourning on 3 July, and sent a message of condolence, which was addressed to the acting head of the Dnipropetrovsk regional administration.

However, following the crash all festivities scheduled for the day were canceled, and somber music was aired on state television and radio stations.

[7] Following a governmental inquiry into the cause of the crash, the mayor, Serhiy Shershnev, and his deputy, Ihor Laktionov, resigned.