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Details of the Railway Fatal Accident

LocationKirkby, Lancashire, England
DateThursday, 19th April 1945, 9.35 a.m.
Railway CompanyLondon, Midland & Scottish Railway
No. of fatalities5
Cause of accidentCollision
DescriptionAn express passenger train from Leeds and Bradford to Liverpool Exchange station collided with a goods train. Four of the victims were railway employees.

Sources/Further Reading

  • Gloucestershire Echo, Thursday 19th April 1945

List of Fatalities

0 of the 5 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).

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