Accident ferroviaire
Ouvrir sur la carte1853 Providence and Worcester head-on collision
12 août 1853 · 41.89° N, 71.39° W
Ce que disent les sources
- Quand
- 12 août 1853
- Type
- Accident ferroviaire
- Coordonnées
- 41.89° N, 71.39° W
- Description
- train wreck in 1853
- Deaths
- 14
Valley Falls train collision
Train wreck in Valley Falls, Rhode Island, US
On August 12, 1853, two Providence and Worcester Railroad passenger trains collided head-on in Valley Falls, Rhode Island. The collision took place between a southbound excursion train and a regularly scheduled northbound train. The accident resulted in 14 fatalities and a further 17 serious injuries; an unknown number of passengers suffered less severe injuries.
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