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Marden rail crash
Details
Date4 January 1969
20:42 CET
LocationBetween Paddock Wood and Marden railway stations
CoordinatesApproximately TQ 724 449
51°10′40″N 0°27′57″E / 51.17778°N 0.46583°E / 51.17778; 0.46583
CountryEngland
LineSouth East Main Line
CauseDriver error (Signal passed at danger)
Statistics
Trains2
Passengers170
Deaths4
Injured11
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The Marden rail crash occurred on 4 January 1969 near Marden, Kent, United Kingdom, when a passenger train ran into the rear of a parcels train, having passed two signals at danger. Four people were killed and 11 were injured. One person was awarded the British Empire Medal for his part in the aftermath of the collision.

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