© Reuters. Folks stand on the website of a prepare collision between the native Bandung Raya prepare and the Turangga prepare in Cicalengka, Bandung, West Java province, Indonesia, January 5, 2024. Antara Foto/Raisan Al Farisi/by way of REUTERS
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JAKARTA (Reuters) -A prepare collision in Indonesia’s West Java province on Friday killed 4 individuals and injured 42, native police stated, as authorities investigated the reason for the crash.
Video pictures from broadcasters MetroTV and Kompas TV confirmed passengers being helped out of prepare carriages, a few of which had gone off the rails totally.
The 4 lifeless had been crew members, stated Ibrahim Tompo, a spokesperson for West Java province police, including {that a} complete of 478 passengers had been aboard the trains.
Two crew members had died after they had been squeezed between carriages, Ibrahim stated.
“However one physique nonetheless couldn’t be evacuated as a result of it was nonetheless buried within the particles from the vehicles,” he stated.
Ambulances gathered to take the injured to hospital, police stated, 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 prepare operator PT KAI and the provincial authorities have stated they may examine, together with transport security officers.
Land transport accidents are widespread in Indonesia. A prepare crash in 2010 killed 36 individuals, the deadliest lately.
In December final yr, a commuter line hit a automobile close to Bandung, killing 5 individuals whereas in November, 11 individuals died after collision between a prepare and a minibus in East Java province.