The Kew Gardens train crash (also known as the Richmond Hill disaster) was a collision between two trains on the Long Island Rail Road's Main Line, which occurred during the evening rush hour of November 22, 1950. The trains collided between Kew Gardens and Jamaica stations in Kew Gardens, Queens, New York City, killing 78 people and injuring 363. The crash is the worst railway accident in LIRR history, and one of the worst in the history of New York State.[1]
^Doyle, Dennis. "Long Island Rail Road's Worst Train Crash- The Richmond Hill Historical Society". Richmond Hill Historical Society. Retrieved September 18, 2018.
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