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1960 San Francisco Chief Disaster, Bakersfield, California; 17 killed plus ~60 injured [173] 1961 City of Denver-schoolbus collision, Auburn, Colorado ; 20 killed plus 16 injured. Remains Colorado's deadliest traffic accident to date [ 174 ] [ 175 ]
A History of Railroad Accidents, Safety Precautions and Operating Practices. LCCN 78104064. Semmens, Peter (1994). Railway Disasters of the World: Principal Passenger Train Accidents of the 20th Century. Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 1-85260-323-2. Trevena, Arthur (1981). Trains in Trouble: Vol. 2. Redruth: Atlantic Books. ISBN 0-906899-03-6.
List of shipwrecks: 8 May 1960 Ship State Description Brant United States: The 100-foot (30.5 m) oil exploration survey vessel burned and sank in 150 feet (46 m) of water in the Pacific Ocean off Point Conception, California, after an engine room fire went out of control. Small vessels in the vicinity rescued her entire crew of eight. [45] [46 ...
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This is a list of accidents and disasters by death toll. It shows the number of fatalities associated with various explosions , structural fires , flood disasters , coal mine disasters , and other notable accidents caused by negligence connected to improper architecture , planning , construction , design , and more.
List of shipwrecks: 2 February 1980 Ship State Description Tom and Al United States During a voyage from Kodiak to Homer, Alaska, with a cargo of shrimp and a crew of two, the 96-gross register ton, 84-foot (25.6 m) motor vessel sank with no loss of life 14 nautical miles (26 km; 16 mi) off the Barren Islands and 8 nautical miles (15 km; 9.2 mi) off Shuyak Island.
April 2, 1980 Silver Star: Lakeview, North Carolina: Train collision 0 123 The train collided head-on with a Seaboard Coast Line freight train. RAR-80-8: July 9, 1980 Quaker City: Linden, New Jersey: Equipment collision 1 17 The train struck a rail protruding from a work train. RAR-80-12 November 7, 1980 Empire State Express: Dobbs Ferry, New ...
This list of traffic collisions records serious road crashes: those that have a large death toll, occurred in unusual circumstances, or have some other historical significance. For crashes that killed notable people, refer to List of people who died in traffic collisions .