Collision between trains leaves at least 14 dead in Indonesia; carriage was intended for women

Passengers are rescued after train collision in Indonesia At least 14 deaths have been confirmed following a serious accident involving the collision between a long-distance train and the last carriage of a passenger train at Bekasi Timur station, on the outskirts of Jakarta, Indonesia. The accident occurred on Monday, but the search and rescue work for the injured continues this Tuesday (28). Bobby Rasyidin, CEO of state railway company PT Kereta Api Indonesia, said the bodies were taken to a hospital for further identification. In total, 81 injured people were taken to hospitals for treatment. The last carriage of the passenger train was reserved exclusively for women, a common measure to avoid harassment. “The evacuation operations are taking a long time… and we are doing it very carefully,” Rasyidin told reporters of the rescue efforts. Rescuers carry the body of a victim of a train collision in Bekasi, Indonesia Tatan Syuflana/AP All 240 passengers on the Argo Bromo Anggrek long-distance train were safe, authorities said. Police were investigating the cause of the accident, Jakarta police chief Asep Edi Suheri told reporters at the scene. Rasyidin said another passenger train hit a taxi stopped at a crossing near the station and a fault in the rail system was suspected. Victims were trapped in damaged train after two trains collided in Indonesia REUTERS/Ajeng Dinar Ulfiana “As for the chronology of events, we leave it to the National Transport Safety Committee to investigate in more detail the cause of tonight’s train accident,” Rasyidin said. Accidents are common on Indonesia’s aging rail network. In January 2024, two trains collided in West Java province, killing at least four people. *With information from AP.

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