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Great Heck rail crash
The Great Heck rail crash, also called the Selby rail crash, was a high-speed train accident that occurred at Great Heck near Selby, North Yorkshire, England on the morning of 28 February 2001. An InterCity 225 passenger train operated by GNER travelling from Newcastle to London collided with a Land Rover Defender which had crashed down a motorway embankment onto the railway line; it was subsequently derailed into the path of an oncoming freight train at an estimated closing speed of . Ten people died including the
Great Heck
Great Heck is a small village that lies a few miles south of Selby, North Yorkshire, England. Great Heck is located 185.4 miles (298.4 km) north of London and 26.3 miles (42.3 km) east of Leeds. The population of Great Heck was 201 people according to the 2011 census. It is part of the district of Selby. The village was the site of the Great Heck rail crash.
Village.
The village of Great Heck is a rural community. It consists