at Ludwigshafen, leaks and explodes, releasing other chemicals. Over 200 people were killed and over 3,500 injured, most of them suffering from poisonous gases, and of the plant was destroyed. August 11 – United Kingdom – A London Transport electric multiple unit derails at Arnos Grove, Middlesex. September 14 – South Korea – About north of Taijon (now Daejeon), a passenger train crashes into the rear of another train; 40 people were killed and nearly 60 injured, most of them U.S. troops. October 28 – Turkey – A special train carrying Republican People's Party members to Ankara to celebrate Republic Day derails near the end of its trip; 100 are killed and 150 injured. November 23 – India – At Jullunder (now Jalandhar) Cantonment station on the Eastern Punjab Railway, a special train carrying refugees from the partition of India was backing into the station. Passengers were riding on the roof and the belongings of one of them fell on the track; the train derails, killing 21 people and injuring 106. November 24 – India – A train on the Eastern Punjab Railway, carrying refugees from Ambala Cantonment into Pakistan following the partition of India, travelled only to Shambhu before it crashes on a dead-end track; 171 people were killed and 300 injured. November 30 – United Kingdom – locomotive 4150 is running round its train at when it collides with a passenger train hauled by 5022 Wigmore Castle, which had overrun signals. Eight passengers were injured. December 5 – British-occupied zone of Germany – A train from Hanover to Soltau collides with another train in dense fog; 7 were killed and 11 injured. 1949 January 11 - United States – Bay Lake, Florida - The Seaboard Coast Line Orange Blossom Special had an overheated bearing on a traction motor on the Diesel locomotive, which seized up and caused a derailment. There was one death and 76 injured. January 31 - United States – Rock, Michigan - Similar to the January 11 accident of the Orange Blossom Special, the Peninsula 400 also had an overheated bearing on a failed traction motor that caused a derailment. There was one death and 15 injured. February 13 – Spain – At Mons La Nueva in Catalonia, an express from Barcelona to Madrid derails and three cars go down an embankment into a dry river. 28 people are killed. February 18 – France –