English: The Houten train accident was a railway accident in between Houten and Schalkwijk, the Netherlands on 7 June 1917 around 16:30. The locomotive and the first eight wagons were detachted from the other part of the other wagos and came to a standstil. Eleven wagons derailed including one that rolled off the embankment causing enormous damage. 26 people were injured. Queen Wilhelmina of the Netherlands who was in the train was unharmed.
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