What the records say
- When
- 7 Oct 1966
- Kind
- Rail accident
- Coordinates
- 45.39° N, 74.01° W
- Description
- 1966 — school bus hit by freight train
- Deaths
- 19
Dorion train-bus collision
1966 railway incident in Quebec, Canada
The Dorion level crossing accident occurred on October 7, 1966, when a school bus carrying 42 students was struck by a CN Rail freight train travelling at full speed in Dorion, Quebec, Canada.
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