Ilford rail crash (1944)

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Ilford, Ilford IG1 4EG, UK
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N51° 33' 31" E0° 4' 5"   (51.558611111111, 0.068055555555556)
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The 1944 Ilford rail crash occurred on 16 January 1944 when, in darkness and dense fog, an express passenger train passed a signal at danger and collided with another passenger train that was stopped at Ilford railway station in Essex, England.
The collision killed nine people, including three United States Army personnel and Frank Heilgers, the Member of Parliament for Bury St. Edmunds. Thirty-eight people were injured.

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Ilford rail crash (1944)

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