Global Information1998 Shenyang trolleybus electrocution accident information
| Shenyang trolleybus electrocution incident | |
|---|---|
| Details | |
| Date | 1998-08-12 11:50 |
| Location | Shenyang, Liaoning Province, China |
| Cause | accidental electrocution due to connection with 11kV cable |
| Statistics | |
| Vehicles | 1 articulated trolleybus |
| Deaths | 5 or 6 |
| Injured | 2 or 9 |
The Shenyang trolleybus electrocution accident is an overhead power line electrocution accident involving public transport in Shenyang, the capital city of Liaoning province, Northeast China. The accident happened at 15:50 on August 12, 1998, when a trolley pole on a trolleybus stopping at a bus stop in the central Shenhe District slipped off the trolley wires and contacted an uninsulated 11kV high-voltage cable. The vehicle then became electrically charged and electric discharge happened whenever passengers stepped off, resulting in 5 deaths and 9 injuries. This accident had a devastating consequence to the trolleybus operations in Shenyang, ultimately resulting in the complete removal of the city's long-running trolleybus network.