Indonesia: 3 killed, 28 injured after 2 trains collide in Java island

Indonesia: According to the officials, the crash took place at 6:03 am local time (1103 GMT) near rice fields in Cicalengka in West Java province and left numerous train carriages overturned.

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Indonesia: At least three people were killed and 28 others sustained injuries when two trains collided on Indonesia’s main island of Java on Friday, said the officials.

2 Trains collision in Indonesia, kills 3

According to the officials, the crash took place at 6:03 am local time (1103 GMT) near rice fields in Cicalengka in West Java province and left numerous train carriages overturned.

A spokesman for railway operator PT KAI, Ayen Hanepi said, "We have identified one of the victims as the steward for the Turangga train. The rest have not been identified.”

He said the collision involved the Turangga train, an intra-city line that runs from Surabaya in East Java to the city of Bandung, and a local train. 

Reportedly, the Turangga train carried 287 passengers while 191 people were aboard the local commuter line, he said.

Briefing about the rescue operation, provincial police spokesman Ibrahim Tompo said that all passengers had been evacuated while the injured were rushed to a local hospital.

Previous train accidents

Notably, this incident isn’t the first in Indonesia, a vast archipelago nation where buses, trains and even planes are often old and badly maintained.

In 2015, a collision between a commuter train and a minibus on a level crossing in the capital Jakarta killed 16 people.

Seven people were killed and scores more injured when a commuter train collided with a fuel tanker at a level crossing in Jakarta and burst into flames in 2013.