Latitude and longitude of Purley station rail crash
- Nearby London, United Kingdom
Satellite map of Purley station rail crash
The Purley station rail crash is a train collision that occurred just to the north of Purley railway station in the London Borough of Croydon on Saturday 4 March 1989, leaving five dead and 88 injured. The collision was caused by the driver of one of the trains passing a signal at danger and he pleaded guilty to manslaughter and was sentenced to 12 months in prison plus 6 months suspended, although this was reduced to four months upon appeal, and in 2007 overturned.
Latitude: 51° 20' 55.32" N
Longitude: 0° 05' 49.20" E