St-Hilaire train disaster

When

29 Jun 1864

Kind

Rail accident

Coordinates

45.55° N, 73.21° W

Description

railroad disaster that occurred on June 29, 1864 in Canada

Deaths

99

Injured

100

1864 train crash in Quebec, Canada

The Belœil train disaster occurred on June 29, 1864, at the present-day town of Belœil, Quebec. A passenger train fell through an open swing bridge into the Richelieu River after the crew failed to obey a stop signal. The widely accepted death toll is 99 people. The disaster remains the worst railway accident in Canadian history.

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• Wikidata: air, rail, road, mining and industrial accidentsWikidata contributorsCreative Commons CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (English), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “St-Hilaire train disaster, a passenger train operated by Grand Trunk Railway and travelling from Quebec City to Montreal is derailed at a swung open bridge…”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (German), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “Beim Eisenbahnunfall auf der Belœil-Brücke in Québec kommen mindestens 99 Menschen ums Leben, 100 werden verletzt”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page