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Child and 2 adults killed on railroad bridge when struck by train in Virginia. June 6, 2024 at 1:19 PM. SPRINGFIELD, Va. (AP) — A child and two adults walking on a railroad bridge were killed ...
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 ...
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 ...
Railway accidents and incidents in Virginia. Pages in category "Railway accidents and incidents in Virginia" The following 3 pages are in this category, out of 3 total.
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.
The Cedar train wreck occurred on the night of January 23, 1956, when the Norfolk and Western (N&W) Pocahontas passenger train derailed at more than 50 mph (80 km/h) along the Tug River near Cedar, West Virginia. The accident killed the engineer and injured 51 passengers and nine crew members.
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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]