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Graniteville train crash | |
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Details | |
Date | January 6, 2005 2:39 AM |
Location | Graniteville, South Carolina |
Country | United States |
Operator | Norfolk Southern Railway |
Incident type | Collision |
Cause | Incorrectly aligned railroad switch |
Statistics | |
Trains | 2 |
Deaths | 9 (including 1 death from chlorine inhalation 3.5 months later) |
Injured | 250+ |
The Graniteville train crash was an American rail disaster that occurred on January 6, 2005, in Graniteville, South Carolina. At 2:39 am EST, two Norfolk Southern trains collided near the Avondale Mills plant in Graniteville.[1] Nine people were killed and over 250 people were treated for toxic chlorine exposure. The crash was determined to be caused by a misaligned railroad switch.[2]