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Details of the Railway Fatal Accident
| Location | Hixon, Staffordshire, England |
|---|---|
| Date | Saturday, 6th January 1968, 12.26 p.m. |
| Railway Company | British Railways (London Midland Region) |
| No. of fatalities | 11 |
| Cause of accident | Collision on level crossing |
| Description | The 11.30 a.m. Manchester to Euston express running at about 75 miles per hour collided with a heavy road transporter carrying a 120-ton transformer over the automatic crossing. The transporter had grounded on the crossing. Contrary to the warning signs, the signalman had not been told of the large, slow-moving load travelling over the crossing. |
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List of Fatalities
11 of the 11 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. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ATKINSON | John I. | 49 | Railway driver | Travelling as a passenger on locomotive. Based at Manchester (Longsight) | 1968/Sep Stafford 9B 361 | |
| BLAKE | Jill | 10 | 1968/Sep Stafford 9B 359 | |||
| BLAKE | Roger K. | 36 | 1968/Sep Stafford 9B 359 | |||
| CLOWES | Dennis | 60 | Husband of Evelyn CLOWES and father of Dennis (junior) who survived. | 1968/Sep Stafford 9B 360 | ||
| CLOWES | Evelyn | 55 | Wife of Dennis CLOWES and mother of Dennis (junior) who survived. | 1968/Sep Stafford 9B 360 | ||
| DENHAM | Anthony M. | 20 | 1968/Sep Stafford 9B 360 | |||
| GRIFFITHS | Margaret E. | 29 | Unmarried. Sister of Janet. | 1968/Sep Stafford 9B 361 | ||
| RENNICK | Kathleen L.. | 50 | Unmarried. Also known as Gwen. | 1968/Sep Stafford 9B 360 | ||
| TOGHILL | Frank J. | 28 | Railway second man | Based at Euston | 1968/Sep Stafford 9B 361 | |
| TURNER | Stanley A. E. | 49 | Railway driver | Based at Euston | 1968/Sep Stafford 9B 361 | |
| WILDING | Joanna W. | Unmarried | 1968/Sep Stafford 9B 360 |