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A 15-year-old known for his optimism and positivity was killed after being struck by a freight train in Virginia, deputies say. The train struck Chris Asare-Budu shortly before 8 a.m. on Nov. 29 ...
CRIMORA — Virginia State Police are investigating a Wednesday evening crash between a train and a vehicle in Augusta County. Police said that the crash occurred at a private railroad crossing ...
A child and two adults walking on a railroad bridge were killed when they were struck by a train in northern Virginia, police said. Fairfax County Police say their preliminary investigation shows ...
Pages in category "Railway accidents and incidents in Virginia" The following 3 pages are in this category, out of 3 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
31 January - United States - 2018 Crozet, Virginia train crash: A chartered Amtrak train carrying Republican Party lawmakers from Washington, D.C. to a retreat in White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia collided with a garbage truck at a grade crossing near Crozet, Virginia. One person on the truck was killed and six people were injured. [434]
On the morning of July 12, 1888, the incident occurred when a trestle collapsed as a passenger train was atop it. [2] Virginia Midland Railroad 's Train 52—"The Piedmont Airline"—was crossing the 44-foot-high (13 m), 487-foot-long (148 m) trestle known as the "Fat Nancy" when it gave way, sending the train to the ground.
Sgt. C.J. Aikens of the Virginia State Police said a 2019 Ford Transit van carrying four people was hit by the train at a crossing on private property. The three victims killed were ejected from ...
Earliest recorded train accident involving the death of passengers. [1] [2] 1837 Suffolk head-on collision, Suffolk, Virginia; 3 killed plus dozens injured. Later in the year, a second accident resulted in ten injuries, with two of them ultimately dying. [3]