Accident ferroviaire

Purley station rail crash

4 mars 1989 · 51.35° N, 0.10° W

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4 mars 1989
Type
Accident ferroviaire
Coordonnées
51.35° N, 0.10° W
Description
1989 train collisionin south London
Deaths
5

Purley rail crash

1989 train crash in south London

The Purley station rail crash was a train collision that occurred just to the north of Purley railway station in the London Borough of Croydon on Saturday 4 March 1989, leaving five dead and 88 injured. The collision was caused by the driver of one of the trains passing a signal at danger; he pleaded guilty to manslaughter and was sentenced to 12 months in prison plus six months suspended, although this was reduced t…

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