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1973 Littlefield, Texas bus/train crash; 7 killed plus 16 injured [195] [196] 1974 Decatur tank car explosion, Decatur, Illinois; 7 killed plus hundreds injured [197] [198] 1976 1976 Beckemeyer train accident, 12 killed and four injured. 1976 New Canaan Branch collision, New Canaan, Connecticut; 2 killed plus 29 injured [186] [199]
January 3 – India – Ghatnandur train crash: 18 people died in a collision of two trains at Ghatnandur in Maharashtra [40] January 31 – Australia – Waterfall rail accident: The driver of a southbound passenger train suffered a heart attack and died; the train then sped out of control and derailed on a curve, overturning several cars and killing six passengers.
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.
The River LINE schedule indicates the day's first southbound train left Trenton at 5:45 a.m. and would have been near the Roebling station at the time of the crash.
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On Oct. 15, 2023, a BNSF train derailed about five miles north of Pueblo, causing multiple train cars to crash down to I-25 and killing semi-truck driver, 60-year-old Lafollette Henderson.
12 July – Bulgaria – A long-distance passenger train derailed at Kaloyanovets station, killing the driver and injuring 14 others. [252] [253] 15 July – Russia – 2014 Moscow Metro derailment - A passenger train derailed between Slavyansky Bulvar and Park Pobedy stations on the Moscow Metro, killing 21 people and injuring over 150. [254]
The 2019 Westbury train collision was a level crossing collision that involved one vehicle and two separate trains heading in opposite directions. One of the trains derailed and collided into a nearby platform. It was later revealed that the vehicle involved was fleeing the scene of a car accident. [1]