Satellite map of Point Ellice Bridge disaster
On May 26, 1896 in Victoria, British Columbia, a streetcar crowded with 143 holidaymakers on their way to attend celebrations of Queen Victoria’s birthday, crashed through Point Ellice Bridge into the Upper Harbour. 55 men, women and children were killed in the accident, making this one of the worst disasters in British Columbia history and the worst accident in Canadian transit history.
Latitude: 48° 26' 1.99" N
Longitude: -123° 22' 24.68" W
Nearest city to this article: Victoria
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