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Details of the Railway Fatal Accident
| Location | Humberstone Road Junction, Leicester, Leicestershire, England |
|---|---|
| Date | Wednesday, 6th September 1972, 8.58 p.m. |
| Railway Company | British Railways (London Midland Region) |
| No. of fatalities | 1 |
| Cause of accident | Collision |
| Description | The 19.55 freight train from Castle Bromwich, near Birmingham was travelling along the Down Goods line at about 30 m.p.h. under cleared signals, on its way to Ketton, Rutland, when it collided end-on with a stationary raft of 40 empty hopper iron ore wagons that were waiting to be shunted into a Down siding. Signaller error was to blame. |
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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. |
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| DENMAN | Michael Trevor | 30 | Railway secondman | 1973/Mar Leicester 3a 1655 |