Details of Railway Accidents in the Ottawa Area

1921, September 24 - Three freight trains in wreck at Lancaster, GTR., Kingston sub., no injuries

Kemptville Weekly Advance 29 September 1921 THREE FREIGHT TRAINS IN WRECK AT LANCASTER Brockville, Ont, Sept. 25. Grand Trunk wrecking crews were called early yesterday morning to Lancaster, where a double pitch-in occurred. According to railroad reports, a fast freight bound from Montreal to Brockville pitched into the rear end of another freight train, putting several cars off the track. A moment later an express freight train from Toronto for Montreal came along the eastbound track and was sideswiped by cars belonging to the freight train, which had become fouled of the track. No members of the crews were injured but traffic was tied up.

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