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The crash marked the first streetcar fatality in the history of Seattle. [57] May 23 – United States – The westbound train on the St. Louis and San Francisco road, which left St. Louis was wrecked at about 11:15 pm at a point three miles (4.8 km) west of Sullivan, Missouri. [citation needed] Armagh rail disaster
It was settled during the California Gold Rush in 1849 and produced a large amount of placer gold. Hard rock mines were established soon afterward and were very productive. Washington is the only settlement in the vicinity to have survived to this day. There remains today much evidence of placer gold mining, hydraulic mining, and hard-rock mining.
July 26 – United States – Taconic State Parkway crash. A minivan driver travelled the wrong way for 2.7 km (1.7 mi) on the Taconic State Parkway before crashing head-on into an SUV, killing eight and injuring three. [72] July 27 – Tanzania – A bus collided with a lorry after bursting a tire in Korogwe, killing 28. [73]
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The Armagh rail disaster happened on 12 June 1889 near Armagh, County Armagh, in Ireland, [1] when a crowded Sunday school excursion train had to negotiate a steep incline; the steam locomotive was unable to complete the climb and the train stalled. The train crew decided to divide the train and take forward the front portion, leaving the rear ...
September 13 – Australia – Murulla railway accident: Goods wagons on a siding uncouple, roll down a slope and crash into an oncoming mail train, resulting in 27 deaths and 37 injuries. It would remain the worst train crash in New South Wales history for just under 51 years until the Granville rail disaster of 1977 which left 84 people dead ...