2013 Bintaro train crash

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Bintaro rail crash
Date 9 December 2013
Time 11:20 local time (04:20 UTC)
Location Bintaro, Jakarta
Country Indonesia
Operator Kereta Api Indonesia
Type of incident Collision with tanker truck
Cause Under investigation
Statistics
Trains 1
Deaths 7
Injuries 63

The Bintaro rail crash occurred on 9 December 2013 when a train crashed into a Pertamina gasoline tanker at a railroad crossing in Bintaro on Monday morning, causing at least one female-only carriage to overturn and burst into flames.[1][2] At least 7 people were killed and another 63 were wounded in the crash. The crash occurred in Jakarta, Indonesia.

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  1. ^ "Updated: Train Crashes Into Gas Tanker in Bintaro, Several Killed". The Jakarta Globe. December 9, 2013. Archived from the original on December 14, 2013. Retrieved December 9, 2013. 
  2. ^ "4 People die in Indonesia train accident". BBC News. December 9, 2013. Archived from the original on December 13, 2013. Retrieved December 9, 2013.