Train Collision in Indonesia Kills 7, Injures 81 Near Jakarta
Long-distance train slams into stationary commuter train at Bekasi Timur station; two people still trapped in wreckage
En resumen
- A collision between a long-distance train and a commuter train at Bekasi Timur station in Indonesia killed seven people and injured 81, with two survivors still trapped in the wreckage.
- The crash occurred around 25km east of Jakarta.
- A 29-year-old survivor described the terrifying moment her train was struck, saying she thought she was going to die.
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Por qué importa
Train accidents in Indonesia occasionally occur due to aging infrastructure and high passenger volumes on commuter rail networks serving the Jakarta metropolitan area.
Anna Purba, a spokeswoman for the state-owned KAI rail company, told local television in the early morning hours that seven people had been killed in the crash and 81 were injured. She said rescuers were working to get to two people still trapped, alive, in the wreckage. One survivor recalled the horrific moments after a long-distance train slammed into the stationary commuter train she was in, trapping people inside mangled carriages. "I thought I was going to die," Sausan Sarifah, 29, said from her bed at the RSUD Bekasi hospital where she was admitted with a broken arm and a deep cut to one thigh. She was on her way home from work, she said, when her train stopped at the Bekasi Timur station some 25km (15 miles) from Jakarta.
Preguntas abiertas
- What caused the long-distance train to collide with the stationary commuter train?
- Were there any warning systems in place that failed?
- What is the condition of the two people still trapped?
