The Glenbrook rail accident occurred on 2 December 1999 at 8:22 am at Glenbrook in the Blue Mountains in New South Wales, Australia, in which seven passengers were killed and 51 passengers were transported to hospital with injuries. The accident occurred when an interurban train collided with the rear wagon of the Indian Pacific. It happened on a curve of track east of Glenbrook railway station on the CityRail network between Glenbrook and Lapstone.
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