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 being known yet.
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 rest of the occupants have been evacuated, reported local media Detik News.
An aerial photograph taken with a drone shows the remains of the crashed passenger trains in Bandung, West Java province, Indonesia, on January 5, 2024. (Photo by EFE/EPA/MAST IRHAM)
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According to videos released by the Indonesian disaster agency, the locomotive of one of the trains was seriously damaged by the collision, which occurred early in the morning near the station. Cicalengka.
The authorities are investigating the cause of the accident, which was caused by the collision of a train with 287 passengers that was covering the route between Surabaya and Bandung and another commuter train with 191 people on board, according to what the Indonesian public train company reported on Facebook. Kereta Api Kita.
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An aerial photograph taken with a drone shows the remains of the crashed passenger trains in Bandung, West Java province, Indonesia, on January 5, 2024. (Photo by EFE/EPA/MAST IRHAM)
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The spokesperson for the Ministry of Transportation, Adita Irawatiexpressed in a statement his apologies for the accident and added that the authorities are working to restore rail service on the affected track as soon 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 a crossing near Jakartawhile 36 passengers died in a train crash in 2010 in the province of Central Java.
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