What the records say
- When
- 7 Feb 1976
- Kind
- Rail accident
- Coordinates
- 38.61° N, 89.44° W
- Description
- Train crashes into truck killing 12 people in Beckemeyer, Illinois
- Deaths
- 12
Placed at the area, not an exact site.
1976 Beckemeyer train accident
Train crashes into truck killing 12 people in Beckemeyer, Illinois
The 1976 Beckemeyer crossing accident occurred on February 7, 1976, and was a collision between a pickup truck and a train in the town of Beckemeyer, Illinois. The train crash killed 12 people, including 11 children, and injured three others. The disaster was the worst in the history of Clinton County.
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