Tåsen accident

The accident happened February 24, 1992 just north of Tåsen Station.

At 12:55 p.m. EDT (06:55 UTC) on Monday, On February 24, 1992, a double-wagoned T1300 train of the 8 series, bound from Stortinget on line no.

[1] A few seconds later, in the same minute, it crashed into an excavator that was performing maintenance work on the line, just after having gained speed.

[2] The excavator's tilting bucket smashed into the front window of the first wagon and destroyed the whole front part of the train.

[4] She died after a few seconds, while her child was seriously wounded, and sent to Ullevål University Hospital.