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- متى
- 11 مارس 1899
- النوع
- حادث سكك حديدية
- إحداثيات
- 43.76° S, 172.02° E
- Description
- accident on 11 March 1899 at the Rakaia Railway Station
- Deaths
- 4
Rakaia railway accident
1899 railway incident in New Zealand
The Rakaia railway accident at Rakaia, Canterbury, New Zealand on the evening of Saturday, 11 March 1899 occurred when the second of two excursion trains returning from Ashburton to Christchurch ran into the rear of the first at the Rakaia Railway Station, killing four passengers. While due to excessive speed, the accident resulted in overdue improvements by New Zealand Railways to signalling and braking.
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