What the records say
- When
- 22 Nov 1950
- Kind
- Rail accident
- Coordinates
- 40.70° N, 73.82° W
- Description
- Railway accident on the Long Island Rail Road in Queens, New York
- Deaths
- 78
Kew Gardens train crash
1950 accident in Queens, New York, US
The Kew Gardens train crash was a collision between two trains on the Long Island Rail Road's Main Line, which occurred during the evening rush hour of November 22, 1950. The trains collided between Kew Gardens and Jamaica stations in Kew Gardens, Queens, New York City, killing 78 people and injuring 363. The crash is the worst railway accident in LIRR history, and one of the worst in the history of New York State.
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