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Accident Summary
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Accident at Dee Bridge on 24th May 1847
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Train Operator(s)
Shrewsbury & Chester Railway
Primary Cause(s)
Bridge defect
Secondary Cause(s)
None
Result
Bridge collapse, derailment
No. Fatalities
5
No. Injured
20
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   | Report to the Commissioners of Railways, by Mr. Walker Captain Simmons, R.E., on the Fatal Accident on the 24th day of May 1847, by the Falling of the Bridge over the River Dee, on the Chester and Holyhead Railway; together with any Minutes of the Commissioners thereupon | 15th Jun 1847 | 2.7
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