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The 1995 Russell Hill subway accident was a deadly train crash that occurred in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, on Line 1 Yonge–University of the Toronto subway on August 11, 1995. Three people were killed and 30 were taken to hospital with injuries when one train rear-ended another train. The subway line was shut down for five days following the incident. Investigations found that human error and a design flaw in the mechanical safety devices caused this accident. It remains the deadliest accident in a rapid transit system in Canadian history.

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  • Eisenbahnunfall von Russell Hill (de)
  • 1995 Russell Hill subway accident (en)
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  • Der Eisenbahnunfall von Russell Hill (Russell Hill subway accident) war ein Auffahrunfall auf der Yonge-University-Linie der U-Bahn von Toronto (Toronto Subway) in Kanada. Am 11. August 1995, kurz nach sechs Uhr abends, fuhr ein fahrender auf einen im Tunnel unter dem Russell Hill nördlich der Station Dupont stehenden Zug auf. Dabei wurden drei Menschen getötet und 30 weitere zum Teil schwer verletzt. Ursachen waren einerseits menschliches Versagen, andererseits ein Konstruktionsfehler bei einer Fahrsperre. (de)
  • The 1995 Russell Hill subway accident was a deadly train crash that occurred in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, on Line 1 Yonge–University of the Toronto subway on August 11, 1995. Three people were killed and 30 were taken to hospital with injuries when one train rear-ended another train. The subway line was shut down for five days following the incident. Investigations found that human error and a design flaw in the mechanical safety devices caused this accident. It remains the deadliest accident in a rapid transit system in Canadian history. (en)
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  • The Russell Hill Emergency exit located in Winston Churchill Park near Castle Frank Brook (en)
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  • operator error, equipment malfunction (en)
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  • Toronto, Ontario (en)
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  • Der Eisenbahnunfall von Russell Hill (Russell Hill subway accident) war ein Auffahrunfall auf der Yonge-University-Linie der U-Bahn von Toronto (Toronto Subway) in Kanada. Am 11. August 1995, kurz nach sechs Uhr abends, fuhr ein fahrender auf einen im Tunnel unter dem Russell Hill nördlich der Station Dupont stehenden Zug auf. Dabei wurden drei Menschen getötet und 30 weitere zum Teil schwer verletzt. Ursachen waren einerseits menschliches Versagen, andererseits ein Konstruktionsfehler bei einer Fahrsperre. (de)
  • The 1995 Russell Hill subway accident was a deadly train crash that occurred in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, on Line 1 Yonge–University of the Toronto subway on August 11, 1995. Three people were killed and 30 were taken to hospital with injuries when one train rear-ended another train. The subway line was shut down for five days following the incident. Investigations found that human error and a design flaw in the mechanical safety devices caused this accident. It remains the deadliest accident in a rapid transit system in Canadian history. (en)
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