Zanthus train collision

Zanthus train collision
Details
Date18 August 1999
17:06
LocationZanthus, Western Australia
739 km (459 mi) NE from Perth
Coordinates31°01′S 123°34′E / 31.017°S 123.567°E / -31.017; 123.567
CountryAustralia
LineTrans-Australian Railway
OperatorNational Rail
Great Southern Rail
Incident typeCollision
CauseDriver error
Statistics
Trains2
Deaths0
Injured21

The Zanthus train collision occurred at a crossing loop on the Trans-Australian Railway on the Nullarbor Plain near Zanthus, Western Australia on 18 August 1999 between a National Rail freight train and an Indian Pacific passenger train.