What the records say
- When
- 17 Aug 2010
- Kind
- Rail accident
- Coordinates
- 52.02° N, 0.75° E
- Description
- 2010 train collision with lorry in Suffolk, England
- Deaths
- 0
- Injured
- 22
- Participants
- 1
Little Cornard derailment
2010 train collision with lorry in Suffolk, England
The Little Cornard derailment occurred on 17 August 2010 when a passenger train collided with a road vehicle on a level crossing on the Gainsborough Line near Little Cornard, Suffolk, and partly derailed. The vehicle, a tanker lorry, had begun crossing over the track when the Class 156 train from Sudbury destined for Marks Tey struck it whilst travelling at a speed of approximately 40 miles per hour (64 km/h).
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