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2013 Bintaro train crash
2013Dec, 9

At least seven are dead and 63 are injured following a train accident near Bintaro, Indonesia.

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

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