Nowy Dwór Mazowiecki train disaster
The Nowy Dwór Mazowiecki train disaster was a railway disaster that occurred in Nowy Dwór Mazowiecki on October 22, 1949.
Events
A passenger train between Gdańsk and Warsaw derailed,[1][2] killing 200 people.[2][1] The Communist officials never mentioned the event in Nowy Dwór Mazowiecki, and the Polish authorities never confirmed the occurrence of any such event.[3]
Information on the accident was reported by the Associated Press, and syndicated in a large number of regional newspapers in the US such as theGettysburg Times,[1] Geneva Daily Times,[4] Reading Eagle,[5] The Singapore Free Press,[6][5][4] and the Great Falls Tribune.[7] Some reports cited an "unofficial but reliable" source.
See also
- Rzepin train disaster, another train disaster in Poland that was not confirmed by Polish authorities.
References
- Lucjan Strzyga: Zapomniane katastrofy, które zostały przemilczane przez propagandę PRL, www.polskatimes.pl (July 27, 2014)
- Edgar A. Haine (2012). Railroad Wrecks. p. 181.
- Feralne miejsce. 18 lat temu też czołowe zderzenie, www.tvn24.pl (March 4, 2012)
- 200 Die in Wreck, Geneva Daily Times (October 24, 1949)
- 200 Reported Killed In Polish Rail Wreck, Reading Eagle (October 24, 1949)
- Warsaw disaster, The Singapore Free Press (October 25, 1949)
- "200 Are Report Killed in Train Wreck in Poland". Great Falls Tribune. 26 October 1949.
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