In terms of loss of life , it was the worst crash Catastrophe of a rigid aircraft on British territory to date and the second-worst overall crash Catastrophe of a British rigid aircraft after the crash Catastrophe of an Imperial Airways airliner in Belgium in 1933 ( in which 15 people died ) .

It was Switzerland 's second-worst road accident Catastrophe in history and the country 's worst in a motorway tunnel .

It was the worst civil aviation accident Catastrophe in Queensland at the time , and the second-worst accident Catastrophe in Australia .