The
Åsta accident was a railway accident that occurred at 13:12:25 on 4 January 2000 at
Åsta in
Åmot, south of
Rena in
Østerdalen, Norway. A train from
Trondheim collided with a local train from
Hamar on the
Røros Line, resulting in an explosive fire. 19 people were killed, while 67 survived the accident.