Beloeil train disaster | |
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Details | |
Date | June 29, 1864 1:20 a.m. |
Location | Beloeil, Quebec |
Country | Province of Canada |
Line | Grand Trunk Railway |
Incident type | Swing bridge open |
Cause | Signal passed at danger |
Statistics | |
Passengers | 354–475 |
Deaths | 99 |
Injured | 100 |
The Beloeil train disaster occurred on June 29, 1864, at the present-day town of Beloeil, Quebec. A passenger train fell through an open swing bridge into the Richelieu River after the crew failed to obey a stop signal. The widely accepted death toll is 99 people.[2] The disaster remains the worst railway accident in Canadian history.[3][4]