Nowy Dwór Mazowiecki train disaster

The Nowy Dwór Mazowiecki train disaster was an alleged railway disaster that occurred in Nowy Dwór Mazowiecki on October 22, 1949. Due to lack of reliable information, the occurrence of the event is questioned.[1]

Events

The crash occurred when a passenger train between Gdańsk and Warsaw derailed,[2] killing 200 people.[2][3] The Communist officials never mentioned the event in Nowy Dwór Mazowiecki,[1] and the Polish authorities never confirmed the occurrence of an such event.[4]

The information about the accident was sent to numerous local newspapers, such as the Associated Press, Gettysburg Times,[2][1] Reno Evening Standard, Geneva Daily Times,[5] Reading Eagle,[6] The Singapore Free Press,[7] claiming that the reports came from an "unofficial but reliable" source.[6][5] Only two American newspapers published information concerning the accident.[8]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Jakie tragedie zatajono w PRL-u? Katastrofy kolejowe, o których się nie mówiło, Dziennik Bałtycki (March 6, 2012)
  2. 1 2 3 Lucjan Strzyga: Zapomniane katastrofy, które zostały przemilczane przez propagandę PRL, www.polskatimes.pl (July 27, 2014)
  3. ↑ Edgar A. Haine: Railroad Wrecks; Associated University Presses, 1993. (p. 181)
  4. ↑ Feralne miejsce. 18 lat temu też czołowe zderzenie, www.tvn24.pl (March 4, 2012)
  5. 1 2 200 Die in Wreck, Geneva Daily Times (October 24, 1949)
  6. 1 2 200 Reported Killed In Polish Rail Wreck, Reading Eagle (October 24, 1949)
  7. ↑ Warsaw disaster, The Singapore Free Press (October 25, 1949)
  8. ↑ Katastrofy kolejowe w Polsce, w 1949 r. mogło zginąć nawet 200 osób, Tygodnik Zamojski (March 4, 2012)

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