What the records say
- When
- 8 Jan 1991
- Kind
- Rail accident
- Coordinates
- 51.51° N, 0.09° W
- Description
- 1991 rail accident in London
- Deaths
- 2
- Injured
- 542
- Participants
- 832
- Cause
- human error
Cannon Street rail crash
1991 train crash in London
On 8 January 1991, a packed commuter train failed to stop and collided with the buffers at Cannon Street station in London, United Kingdom, killing two and injuring 542. The cause was driver error, compounded by ageing carriages.
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