© Reuters. Folks stand on the web site of a practice collision between the native Bandung Raya practice and the Turangga practice in Cicalengka, Bandung, West Java province, Indonesia, January 5, 2024. Antara Foto/Raisan Al Farisi/through REUTERS
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JAKARTA (Reuters) -A practice collision in Indonesia’s West Java province on Friday killed 4 individuals and injured 42, native police mentioned, as authorities investigated the reason for the crash.
Video photos from broadcasters MetroTV and Kompas TV confirmed passengers being helped out of practice carriages, a few of which had gone off the rails totally.
The 4 lifeless have been crew members, mentioned Ibrahim Tompo, a spokesperson for West Java province police, including {that a} whole of 478 passengers have been aboard the trains.
Two crew members had died after they have been squeezed between carriages, Ibrahim mentioned.
“However one physique nonetheless couldn’t be evacuated as a result of it was nonetheless buried within the particles from the automobiles,” he mentioned.
Ambulances gathered to take the injured to hospital, police mentioned, following the collision at 6:03 a.m. (1103 GMT) close to the provincial capital of Bandung.
The reason for the crash not instantly clear, however practice operator PT KAI and the provincial authorities have mentioned they’ll examine, together with transport security officers.
Land transport accidents are widespread in Indonesia. A practice crash in 2010 killed 36 individuals, the deadliest in recent times.
In December final 12 months, a commuter line hit a automotive close to Bandung, killing 5 individuals whereas in November, 11 individuals died after collision between a practice and a minibus in East Java province.