Event Category	Incident
Event Group	Technology
Event Subgroup	Transportation accident
Event Type	Rail
Place	Hinton AB
Event Start Date	February 8, 1986
Event End Date	February 8, 1986
Comments	Hinton AB, February 8, 1986. 23 dead: 71 injured. A westbound CN freight train collided with an eastbound VIA Rail passenger train on the CN main line, 17.6 kilometres east of Hinton.
Fatalities	23
Injured / Infected	71
Evacuated	0
Estimated Total Cost	Unknown
Federal DFAA Payments	$0
Provincial DFAA Payments	$0
Provincial Department Payments	Unknown
Municipal Costs	Unknown
OGD Costs	Unknown
Insurance Payments	Unknown
NGO Payments	Unknown
Utility - People Affected	0
Magnitude	0.0