The Nowy Dwór Mazowiecki train disaster was an alleged railway disaster that occurred in Nowy Dwór Mazowiecki, Poland, on 22 October 1949. According to some reports, about 200 people died; however, authorities never acknowledged it.
Events The Polish communist officials and media never acknowledged that the event had taken place, nor have any subsequent Polish authorities confirmed the occurrence of any such event.Feralne miejsce. 18 lat temu też czołowe zderzenie, www.tvn24.pl (March 4, 2012) In 2020, an investigation by local journalists and amateur historians did not produce any conclusive evidence outside of a single eyewitness testimony. Other eyewitnesses did not see any fatalities, although they claimed to have heard about deaths from others.
News of the accident was reported abroad by the Associated Press and syndicated in a large number of regional newspapers in the US, such as the Gettysburg Times,Lucjan Strzyga: Zapomniane katastrofy, które zostały przemilczane przez propagandę PRL, www.polskatimes.pl (July 27, 2014) Geneva Daily Times,200 Die in Wreck, Geneva Daily Times (October 24, 1949) Reading Eagle,200 Reported Killed In Polish Rail Wreck, Reading Eagle (October 24, 1949) The Singapore Free Press,Warsaw disaster, The Singapore Free Press (October 25, 1949) and the Great Falls Tribune. Some reports cited an "unofficial but reliable" source.
According to said reports, a passenger train between Gdańsk and Warsaw derailed, killing 200 people.
See also Rzepin train disaster, another train disaster in Poland that was not confirmed by Polish authorities
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