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Versalskaya railway accident - the first railway accident in France and one of the first in the world (The accident occurred May 8, 1842 on the outskirts of Meudon (between Versailles and Paris) and killed more than 50 people cause of the accident was the descent from the locomotive from the rail. -this break osi.Poezd went from Versailles to Paris after the celebration in honor of King Louis Philippe I. wagons were packed with people. after the head locomotive derailed, the first three cars of the train fell in a heap directly on the damaged locomotive in as bank engine at the end of the composition continued to put pressure on the tail of the train. Wood freshly painted cars quickly caught fire from the boiler overturned locomotive. Firefighters and witnesses nothing could help trapped in the carriages for passengers. At least 55 people died after failing to get out of the burning cars, over 40 injured.