What the records say
- When
- 15 Aug 1953
- Kind
- Rail accident
- Coordinates
- 53.50° N, 2.23° W
- Description
- Railway crash in Collyhurst, United Kingdom
- Deaths
- 10
- Injured
- 58
Irk Valley Junction rail crash
Railway crash in Collyhurst, United Kingdom
The Irk Valley Junction rail crash occurred on 15 August 1953 at Collyhurst, just over one mile (1.6 km) from Manchester Victoria station. At that point, the electrified line to Bury passes through Irk Valley Junction, so called because it lies on a viaduct above the River Irk.
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