YIBNA, PALESTINE. 1942-08. EARLY IN 1942-08, TWO TRUCKS BECAME DETACHED FROM AN AMMUNITION TRAIN ...

YIBNA, PALESTINE. 1942-08. EARLY IN 1942-08, TWO TRUCKS BECAME DETACHED FROM AN AMMUNITION TRAIN AT LYDDA, PALESTINE, AND RAN BACK ALONG THE GRADIENT TOWARD GAZA. PASSING OVER THE LEVEL CROSSING AT REHOVOT, THE TRUCKS WERE ESTIMATED TO BE TRAVELLING AT 60 MILES PER HOUR. AN AMBULANCE TRAIN WAS TRAVELLING UP THE LINE TOWARD THE RUNAWAY TRUCKS. TO AVOID A HEAD-ON SMASH, RAILWAY OFFICIALS SWITCHED THE RUNAWAYS TO THE YIBNA DEAD LINE AND CLEARED THE AREA. THE TRUCKS PILED UP ON THE BUFFERS AT THE END OF THE LINE, THE AMMUNITION EXPLODED AND BURNT FOR FOUR DAYS. THE PICTURE SHOWS RAILWAY WORKERS CLEARING THE WRECKAGE AFTER THE INCENDIARIES HAD BURNT THEMSELVES OUT.