Nowy Dwór Mazowiecki train disaster
# Nowy Dwór Mazowiecki train disaster

The Nowy Dwór Mazowiecki train disaster was a railway disaster that occurred in Nowy Dwór Mazowiecki on October 22, 1949.

## Events

A passenger train between Gdańsk and Warsaw derailed, killing 200 people. The Communist officials never mentioned the event in Nowy Dwór Mazowiecki, and the Polish authorities never confirmed the occurrence of any such event.

Information on the accident was reported by the Associated Press, and syndicated in a large number of regional newspapers in the US such as the Gettysburg Times, Geneva Daily Times, Reading Eagle, The Singapore Free Press, and the Great Falls Tribune. Some reports cited an "unofficial but reliable" source.

