Today, 27 years ago, on June 3, 1998 (Lunar Calendar, May 9, 1998), a German high-speed train crashed in Lower Saxony, killing 101 people.On June 3, 1998, an inter-city high-speed ICE1 train from Munich to Hamburg crashed in Lower Saxony, killing 101 people and seriously injuring 88, making it the worst train accident in German history.