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2009 A large amount of space debris is created when a Russan and American satellite collide over Siberia

2001 Eleven die after two trucks collide, head on, in a mountain tunnel in Switzerland

1997 73 Israelis die when army copters collide

1992 2 C-141B Starlifters collide in Montana and crash, 13 die

1992 Richard Derr, actor (When Worlds Collide), dies at 74 of cancer

1991 27 lost at sea when 2 U.S. Navy anti-submarine planes collide

1991 U.S. Air and Skywest Fairchild jet collide at LA Airport killing 32

1988 3 trains collide in London, 40 die

1986 De Havilland Twin Otter and Bell 206 helicopter collide, kills 25

1982 46 kids and 7 adults die as 2 buses and several cars collide in France

1979 2 Russian passenger planes collide above Ukraine, 173 killed

1979 2 supertankers collide off Tobago - 260,000 TONS of oil spill

1978 PSA Boeing 727 and a Cessna private plane collide by San Diego, 144 die

1978 43 die as 2 express trains collide head-on south of Bologna, Italy

1977 2 Boeing 747s by Pan Am and KLM collide in Canary Islands, killing 582

1976 2 airliners collide over Yugoslavia, kills all 176 aboard

1975 500 drown when 2 river boats collide and sink in China's West River

1972 Jim Ryan (U.S.) and Billy Fordjour (Ghana) collide and fall in qualifying competitions for 1,500m finals, ending Ryan's chances for gold

1972 2 passenger trains collide head-on killing 76, Seville, Spain

1965 2 passenger planes collide above Danbury, Conn, 4 die

1960 TWA 266 and United 826 collide over Staten Island, kills 134

1957 2 commuter trains collide in heavy fog killing 92 (St. John's England)

1956 United DC-7 and TWA collide over Grand Canyon killing 128

1953 Passenger ships Willem Ruys and Orange collide in the Red Sea

1952 2 trains collide with a derailed commuter train, kills 112 (England)

1950 2 self-propelled trains of Long Island RR collide, killing 77

1943 "Tamiami Champion" trains collide, kills 73 and injures 200

1938 School bus and train collide in Salt Lake City Utah

1916 Transportship Hsin-Yu and cruiser Hai-Yung collide; 1000 die

1912 Steamers collide in Nile, drowning 200

1908 George Pal, Hungarian/U.S. director, When Worlds Collide, Puppetoons


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