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A collision between two commuter trains in Chicago occurred during the cloudy morning rush hour on October 30, 1972, and was the worst such crash in Chicago's history. Illinois Central Gulf Train 416, made up of newly purchased Highliners , overshot the 27th Street station on what is now the Metra Electric Line , and the engineer asked and ...
The first pedestrian victim of an automobile crash in the United Kingdom. [129] pedestrian Crystal Palace, London One of the earliest recorded road crash victims. Piero Drogo: 1926 1973 46 years Italian racing driver and coachbuilder car Ferrari 250 California Bologna, Italy Crashed into a broken down truck in a tunnel; both were unlit. [130]
Thirty-four people died in the streetcar while another fifty, some on the streetcar and others in the surrounding area, were injured. [1] [5] According to the National Safety Council’s report two days after the crash, it was the largest death toll from a motor vehicle collision, surpassing the 29 people killed in a 1940 Texas train-truck collision. [6]
The motorist, who was the sole occupant of the vehicle, was pronounced dead at the scene of the crash, reported about 4:25 a.m., police said. By around 5 a.m., most of the flames were out, news ...
Though some victims suffered critical injuries, none were life-threatening, according to health officials More than 20 injured in Chicago commuter train crash Skip to main content
Information about homicides is released daily by the city of Chicago. The release of homicide victims’ names is delayed by two weeks to allow time for the victims’ families to be notified of a ...
American Airlines Flight 191 was a regularly scheduled domestic passenger flight from O'Hare International Airport in Chicago to Los Angeles International Airport.On the afternoon of May 25, 1979, the McDonnell Douglas DC-10 operating this flight was taking off from runway 32R at O'Hare International when its left engine detached from the wing, causing a loss of control.
The victims' families have filed civil lawsuits against the limousine operator, the state, a Pakistani tycoon, the repair shop and the store in whose parking lot the two pedestrians were killed. The crash was, at the time, the deadliest transportation-related disaster in the United States since the 2009 Colgan Air Flight 3407 crash near Buffalo ...