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Kerang train accident
Details
Date5 June 2007
13:40
LocationKerang, Victoria
257.2 km (159.8 mi) NNW from Melbourne
CountryAustralia
LinePiangil railway line
OperatorV/Line
Incident typeLevel crossing collision
CauseTruck driver error
Statistics
Trains1
Passengers36
Deaths11
Injured23

The Kerang train accident occurred on 5 June 2007 at about 13:40 AEST in the Australian state of Victoria, approximately 6 kilometres (3.7 mi) north of the town of Kerang in the state's northwest, and 257 kilometres (160 mi) north-northwest of the city of Melbourne.

Victoria Police confirmed that 11 people were killed and 23 injured in the crash,[1][2] making this to date the deadliest Australian rail disaster since 1977. As of 11:00 am on 6 June, two passengers remained unaccounted for.[3] The site was visited on the evening of 5 June by the Premier of Victoria, Steve Bracks, who called it a "horrific scene".[4]

  1. ^ Oakes, Dan; Doherty, Ben, Webb, Carolyn, Guerrera, Orietta (5 June 2007). "11 die in train crash". The Age. Archived from the original on 14 August 2009. Retrieved 6 June 2007.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  2. ^ "No boom gates at level crossing crash scene". ABC News. 5 June 2007. Archived from the original on 23 August 2010. Retrieved 6 June 2007.
  3. ^ "Train crash truckie 'sorry'", The Age, 6 June 2007 Archived 25 December 2007 at the Wayback Machine (Retrieved 6 June 2007)
  4. ^ "Three still missing after Vic train smash". ABC News. 6 June 2007. Archived from the original on 29 October 2016. Retrieved 5 January 2018.

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