Tasikmalaya derailment

Tasikmalaya derailment
Statistics
Date	5 April 2014
Location	Tasikmalaya, West Java
Country	Indonesia
Rail line	Bandung–Malang
Operator	Kereta Api Indonesia
Type of incident	Derailment
Trains	1
Passengers	250
Deaths	3
Injuries	35

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

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

Railway accidents in 2014 (2014)

Location and date	Vyry, Ukraine (4 February) Annot, France (8 February) Chicago, IL, United States (24 March) Tasikmalaya, Indonesia (5 April) Jagiroad, India (16 April) Katanga, DR Congo (24 April) Seoul, South Korea (2 May) Naro-Fominsk, Russia (20 May) Khalilabad, India (26 May) Moscow, Russia (15 July) Busan, South Korea (16 July) Denguin, France (17 July) Medak, India (24 July) Tiefencastel, Switzerland (13 August)

2013 2015

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