What the records say
- When
- 21 Mar 1898
- Kind
- Rail accident
- Coordinates
- 51.47° N, 0.02° W
- Description
- railway accident in the UK
- Deaths
- 3
1898 St Johns rail accident
Railway accident in the UK
The St Johns train crash happened at 9 am on 21 March 1898 when, in thick fog, a passenger train waiting to enter St Johns Station on the South Eastern Railway, UK was run into by another passenger train. Three people were killed and about 20 injured in the accident, which was caused by a signalman's error.
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