While claims that the Tatra T87 was a dangerously unstable vehicle that killed a swathe of Nazi officers in road accidents is entirely fake, this does not mean that Tatra T87s did not crash. They did, especially when driven recklessly. This story from the Czech Auto World tells the tale of a Tatra T87 driver who took on a passenger train - and lost.
"Visibility from the train was good and the train driver repeatedly gave a warning with the steam whistle. Although the drivers, along with the passengers, saw the vehicle on the road, the train was heavily loaded that it could not stop in time. The speed of the train at the critical moment was 30-35km per hour. The driver of the passenger car however, continued across the track and his vehicle was caught behind the left front and pushed along the tracks by the passenger train, until it was thrown clear of the locomotive, landing some 75 metres from where the train came to a halt.
The car’s 22 year-old driver and a 1 year old child died at the scene. A four year old boy and 40 year old passenger were badly injured and taken to the hospital in Zenfel. The car was completely demolished.
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