Eccles rail crash (1984)
(This article is about the 1984 rail accident. For the 1941 accident, see Eccles rail crash (1941).) The 1984 Eccles rail crash occurred on 4 December 1984 at Eccles, Greater Manchester, when an express passenger train collided at speed with the rear of a freight train of oil tankers. The driver of the express and two passengers were killed, and 68 people were injured. The cause of the accident was determined to be that the driver of the express train had passed a signal at danger.
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Eccles rail crash (1984)
(This article is about the 1984 rail accident. For the 1941 accident, see Eccles rail crash (1941).) The 1984 Eccles rail crash occurred on 4 December 1984 at Eccles, Greater Manchester, when an express passenger train collided at speed with the rear of a freight train of oil tankers. The driver of the express and two passengers were killed, and 68 people were injured. The cause of the accident was determined to be that the driver of the express train had passed a signal at danger.
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