Violet Town rail accident

Wann

7. Feb. 1969

Art

Eisenbahnunfall

Koordinaten

36.63° S, 145.73° E

Description

railway accident

Deaths

9

Railway accident

On 7 February 1969, following the incapacitation of the driver of one of the trains, the Southern Aurora collided with a goods train near the McDiarmids Road crossing, approximately 1 kilometre (0.62 mi) south of Violet Town, Victoria, Australia. The crash resulted in nine deaths and 117 injuries.

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