Train accident Poerwakarta Friday afternoon, October 22, 1948 the fast train Batavia-Bandoeng at hours two kilometers south of Poerwakarta, near Bengoal, derailed, because the rails had been broken by a gang of terrorists over a distance of 20 meters. Immediately after the derailment, the train was taken under fire by an estimated 50 men manned with automatic weapons and guns, killing eight people and wounding 23. Because of the fact that a significant number of soldiers were travelling by train, the gang's fire could be answered almost immediately. This prevented worse. Overview of the
Train accident Poerwakarta Friday afternoon, October 22, 1948 the fast train Batavia-Bandoeng at hours two kilometers south of Poerwakarta, near Bengoal, derailed, because the rails had been broken by a gang of terrorists over a distance of 20 meters. Immediately after the derailment, the train was taken under fire by an estimated 50 men manned with automatic weapons and guns, killing eight people and wounding 23. Because of the fact that a significant number of soldiers were travelling by train, the gang's fire could be answered almost immediately. This prevented worse. Overview of the derailed wagons. The large light-coloured carriage is a new sleeper car, newly arrived from the Netherlands Date: 23 October 1948 Location: Indonesia, Java, Dutch East Indies
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