What the records say
- When
- 26 Feb 2012
- Kind
- Rail accident
- Coordinates
- 43.33° N, 79.83° W
- Description
- 2012 rail transport disaster in Burlington, Ontario, Canada
- Deaths
- 1
- Injured
- 3
2012 Burlington Via derailment
Fatal rail transport accident in Ontario, Canada
The Burlington VIA train derailment was a derailment that occurred on February 26, 2012, in the Aldershot neighbourhood of Burlington, Ontario, Canada, resulting in deaths of the 3 engineers in the locomotive and 46 injuries. There were 75 passengers and four crew members on board at the time of the accident. The derailment occurred in an industrial area east of Aldershot GO Station.
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