At least three dead and 28 injured when two trains collide in western Indonesia

At least three people died and another 28 were injured this Friday when two trains collided in the province of West Javain the western region of the archipelago of Indonesiawithout the causes of the accident yet being known.

Bandung City Police Chief Kusworo Wibowostated that among the fatalities were the drivers of one of the trains and a stewardess of the other and that the remaining occupants were evacuated, local media outlet Detik News reported.

An aerial photograph taken with a drone shows the remains of crashed passenger trains in Bandung, West Java province, Indonesia, on January 5, 2024. (Photo EFE/EPA/MAST IRHAM) (MAST IRHAM/)

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According to videos released by Indonesia’s disaster agency, the locomotive of one of the trains was seriously damaged in the collision, which occurred early in the morning near the station. Cicalengka.

Authorities are investigating the cause of the accident, which resulted from the collision of a train with 287 passengers that was traveling between Surabaya It is Bandung and another suburban train with 191 people on board, according to the Indonesian public railway company on Facebook. Kereta Api Kita.

An aerial photograph taken with a drone shows the remains of crashed passenger trains in Bandung, West Java province, Indonesia, on January 5, 2024. (Photo EFE/EPA/MAST IRHAM) (MAST IRHAM/)

The spokesperson for the Ministry of Transport, Adita Irawatiexpressed its apology for the accident in a statement and added that authorities are working to restore train service on the affected route as quickly as possible.

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Although safety has improved in recent years, train accidents remain common in Indonesia.

In 2015, 16 people died when their bus was hit by a train at an intersection near Jakartawhile 36 passengers died in a 2010 train accident in the province of Central Java.

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