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Tasikmalaya derailment

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Tasikmalaya derailment
Details
Date5 April 2014
LocationTasikmalaya, West Java
CountryIndonesia
LineBandungMalang
OperatorKereta Api Indonesia
Incident typeDerailment
Statistics
Trains1
Deaths3
Injured35

The Tasikmalaya derailment occurred on 5 April 2014 when the passenger train "Malabar", with 250 passengers on board, was derailed by a landslide in Tasikmalaya, West Java. The accident killed 3 people and another 35 were injured. Heavy rain triggered the landslide, which derailed the train as it traveled through Java, the most populous island in Indonesia.[1]

References

  1. ^ "Indonesia train hits mud from landslide, killing three". 5 April 2014. Retrieved 5 April 2014.