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Witness History: Jamaica's Worst Train Accident

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Jamaica's Worst Train Accident

04/09/2017 GMT

BBC World Service - Witness History, Jamaica's Worst Train Accident

A survivor recalls the Kendal train crash in September 1957 when more than 200 died.

A survivor recalls the Kendal train crash in September 1957 when more than 200 passengers died and over 700 people were injured.

A train carrying day-trippers crashed in September 1957 near the small town of Kendal, Jamaica. More than 200 passengers died and over 700 were injured. Mike Lanchin has been speaking to Earl Clarke, who was 14 years old when he survived the accident.
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