The Bintaro rail crash occurred on 9 December 2013 when a

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train crashed into a

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at a

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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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