What the records say
- When
- 4 Mar 1989
- Kind
- Rail accident
- Coordinates
- 51.35° N, 0.10° W
- Description
- 1989 train collisionin south London
- Deaths
- 5
Purley rail crash
1989 train crash in south London
The Purley station rail crash was a train collision that occurred just to the north of Purley railway station in the London Borough of Croydon on Saturday 4 March 1989, leaving five dead and 88 injured. The collision was caused by the driver of one of the trains passing a signal at danger; he pleaded guilty to manslaughter and was sentenced to 12 months in prison plus six months suspended, although this was reduced t…
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