Accidente ferroviario

Connellsville train wreck

23 dic 1903 · 40.05° N, 79.70° W

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Cuándo
23 dic 1903
Tipo
Accidente ferroviario
Coordenadas
40.05° N, 79.70° W
Description
train wreck
Deaths
64
Injured
68

Connellsville train wreck

1903 rail accident in Pennsylvania, US

The Connellsville train wreck was a rail accident that occurred on December 23, 1903, on the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad near Connellsville, Pennsylvania. The Duquesne Limited, a passenger train, derailed when it struck a load of timber lying on the tracks. The timber had fallen from a freight train minutes before the collision. The crash resulted in 64 deaths and 68 injuries.

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