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Details of the Railway Fatal Accident
| Location | Hornsey, Middlesex, England |
|---|---|
| Date | Wednesday, 20th March 1907, 3.40 p.m. |
| Railway Company | Great Northern Railway |
| No. of fatalities | 1 |
| Cause of accident | Crushed by train |
| Description | Victim was shunting coaches in the yard, and whilst adjusting a coupling, was crushed between buffers after some coaches had ran down slope due in gravity. |
Sources/Further Reading
- Official Accident Report (1907)
List of Fatalities
1 of the 1 fatalities have been identified so far. They are listed in the table below together with brief notes on any other information that has been found.
The last column shows the General Register Office (England and Wales), Statutory Register (Scotland), General Register Northern Ireland or Civil Registration for Ireland reference where this has been identified (this reference can be used to order a copy of the official death certificate).
| Surname | First Name | Age | Occupation | Residence | Notes | GRO/SR/GRONI/GROIE Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SPRIGGS | James Richard | 29 | Assistant railway shunter | 1907/Mar Edmonton 3a 268 |