Vaal Reefs mining disaster
| Date | 10 May 1995 |
|---|---|
| Location | Orkney, South Africa |
| Coordinates | 26°56′07″S 26°45′54″E / 26.93528°S 26.76500°E |
| Cause | Runaway mine locomotive |
| Casualties | |
| 104 dead | |
The Vaal Reefs mine disaster occurred on 10 May 1995 when an underground locomotive in the Vaal Reefs gold mine in South Africa fell into the mine shaft, hitting an elevator carrying mine workers, and causing it to plunge to the bottom of the shaft, killing 104 miners. It is the worst elevator accident in history.