What the records say
- When
- 8 Apr 1953
- Kind
- Rail accident
- Coordinates
- 51.54° N, 0.00° W
- Description
- collision on London Underground's Central Line, 8 April 1953
- Deaths
- 12
- Injured
- 46
Placed at the area, not an exact site.
Stratford tube crash
1953 London Underground crash
The Stratford tube crash occurred on 8 April 1953, on the Central line of the London Underground. 12 people died and 46 were injured as a result of a rear-end collision in a tunnel, caused by driver error after a signal failure. This was the worst accident involving trains on the London Underground until the Moorgate tube crash in 1975.
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