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.