What the records say
- When
- 15 Sep 1896
- Kind
- Rail accident
- Coordinates
- 31.75° N, 97.10° W
- Description
- 1896 rail crash publicity stunt in Texas, USA
- Deaths
- 2
Crash at Crush
1896 rail crash publicity stunt in Texas, USA
The Crash at Crush was a one-day publicity stunt in the U.S. state of Texas that took place on September 15, 1896, in which two uncrewed locomotives were crashed into each other head-on at high speed. William George Crush, general passenger agent of the Missouri–Kansas–Texas Railroad, conceived the idea in order to demonstrate a staged train wreck as a public spectacle.
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