What the records say
- When
- 14 Jan 1996
- Kind
- Rail accident
- Coordinates
- 31.54° S, 118.08° E
- Description
- head-on railway accident in Western Australia
- Deaths
- 2
- Cause
- signal passed at danger
Placed at the area, not an exact site.
Hines Hill train collision
Head-on railway accident in Western Australia
On the Eastern Goldfields Railway on 14 January 1996 at Hines Hill, Western Australia, two trains entered a passing loop simultaneously in opposing directions, although signals at the end of the passing loop were correctly showing red for stop. They subsequently collided with each other. Two people were killed in the collision.
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