What the records say
- When
- 12 Mar 1857
- Kind
- Rail accident
- Coordinates
- 43.28° N, 79.89° W
- Description
- train wreck
- Deaths
- 59
Desjardins Canal disaster
1857 rail transport disaster
The Desjardins Canal disaster was a train wreck that occurred near Hamilton, Canada West, at 6:15 p.m. on March 12, 1857 , when a train on the Great Western Railway crashed through a bridge over the Desjardins Canal, causing the train and its passengers to fall 18 metres (60 ft) into the ice below. With 59 deaths, it is considered one of the worst rail disasters in Canadian history.
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