Scene of a fatal accident
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Scene of a fatal accident
Image: © Gordon Hatton Taken: 17 Jul 2023
This is an aqueduct carrying a small beck over the route of the former railway line at Lartington. On December 8th 1873, George Pearson, the driver of a mineral goods train was, for some strange reason, standing either on his engine or the tender and was knocked off as the train went under the bridge. The 17 laden wagons and guards van then ran over his body, decapitating him and cutting his body in two.
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Image Location
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54.553463
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-1.976621