Dugald Rail Disaster | |
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Details | |
Date | September 1, 1947 9:44 p.m. |
Location | Dugald, Manitoba |
Country | Canada |
Line | Transcontinental mainline |
Operator | Canadian National Railways |
Incident type | Head-on collision |
Cause | Disregard of train orders |
Statistics | |
Trains | 2 |
Deaths | 31 |
Injured | 85 |
The Dugald rail accident was a head-on collision between two Canadian National passenger trains on September 1, 1947, in Dugald, Manitoba, Canada, resulting in the deaths of 31 people.[1]