06/29/1867
In northern England, a morning collision on the London and Northwestern Railway killed five people and injured a considerable number more. A passenger train heading south from Liverpool hit a coal train at Walton Junction near Warrington in Lancashire and several of its leading cars were severely damaged. (By John Osborne)
Source Citation:
"Chronicle of Remarkable Occurences in 1867", The Annual Register or a View of the History and Politics of the Year 1867 (London: F. & J. Rivington, 1868), 83-85.