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The Graniteville train crash was an American rail disaster that occurred on January 6, 2005, in Graniteville, South Carolina. At 2:39 am EST, two Norfolk Southern trains collided near the Avondale Mills plant in Graniteville. [1] Nine people were killed and over 250 people were treated for toxic chlorine exposure.
Aerial view of the Graniteville train crash scene January 6 – United States – Graniteville train crash: Nine people (including the engineer) died and more than 250 were injured after a Norfolk Southern freight train collided head-on with a parked freight train near the Avondale Mills plant in Graniteville, South Carolina. A derailed tank ...
2005 Graniteville train crash, Graniteville, South Carolina; 9 killed plus hundreds made ill. Possibly South Carolina's deadliest rail disaster to date [257] [258] [259] 2005 Metra Rock Island derailment, Chicago, Illinois; 2 killed plus 83 injured [260] [261] 2008 Massachusetts train collision, Newton, Massachusetts; 1 killed plus 12 injured ...
A train derailment in Graniteville, South Carolina, released 90 tons of liquid chlorine into the town in 2005, leaving the community still reeling from its effects years later, according to the ...
The deadly crash happened when the driver pulled in front of an Amtrak train, according to the coroner’s office. 24-year-old driver dies after SUV collides with Amtrak train, SC officials say ...
The Graniteville Historic District was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978. [4] Site of derailment at Graniteville, South Carolina Monument to the crash's victims. On January 6, 2005, a Norfolk Southern Railway freight train struck a parked train on the spur leading to Avondale's
The coroner said the man was walking along the tracks, then tried to cross them.
Graniteville, SC disaster scene. On January 6, 2005, a serious train derailment at the Graniteville facility caused a massive chemical spill resulting in the deaths of six Avondale Inc. employees. A Norfolk Southern train traveling at speed hit an improperly aligned switch and crashed into a parked locomotive. The crash sent 16 train cars ...