Details of the Fatal Accident

Place Newton Abbot , Devonshire, England
Date Thursday 16th May 1929
Railway Company Great Western Railway
No. of Fatalities 1
Cause of Accident Collision
Description A passenger train from Plymouth to Newton Abbot crashed into the rear of a goods train which was being shunted into a siding to clear the line. The force of the collision drove the goods train into a truck containing a heavy travelling crane in charge of the victim.

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List of Fatalities

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Surname First Names Age Occupation Residence Notes GRO/SR/GRONI/GROIE Reference