What the records say
- When
- 7 Feb 1969
- Kind
- Rail accident
- Coordinates
- 36.63° S, 145.73° E
- Description
- railway accident
- Deaths
- 9
Violet Town rail accident
Railway accident
On 7 February 1969, following the incapacitation of the driver of one of the trains, the Southern Aurora collided with a goods train near the McDiarmids Road crossing, approximately 1 kilometre (0.62 mi) south of Violet Town, Victoria, Australia. The crash resulted in nine deaths and 117 injuries.
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