Train collision in Indonesia kills 14, injures dozens

President orders probe after overnight train collision near Jakarta kills 14, with rescue crews working 12 hours to free victims from mangled carriages. | Contesto: cronaca

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• Train collision in Indonesia kills 14, injures dozens

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Indonesia’s president ordered an investigation Tuesday after a long-distance train slammed into a stationary commuter train overnight near Bekasi Timur station, east of the capital Jakarta, killing 14 people and injuring dozens more. The collision, which occurred Monday night, triggered a nearly 12-hour rescue effort as crews worked to pry open mangled carriages and extract survivors and victims from the wreckage. Officials confirmed the death toll Tuesday morning, with dozens of injured passengers rushed to nearby hospitals for treatment. The crash is the latest in a string of railway accidents in Indonesia, where aging infrastructure, overcrowded trains, and human error have long plagued the nation’s rail network. The long-distance train, en route to Jakarta, struck the stationary commuter train from behind, causing catastrophic damage to both vehicles. Witnesses described a deafening impact and scenes of chaos as passengers scrambled to escape the twisted metal. Rescuers used hydraulic cutting tools and cranes to reach those trapped inside, with some victims found in the overturned carriages. President Joko Widodo, who is currently in the final year of his second term, ordered transport officials to conduct a thorough investigation and determine whether negligence or technical failure played a role. “We must ensure the safety of all rail passengers,” Widodo said in a statement, expressing condolences to the families of the deceased. The transport ministry has deployed a team of investigators to the crash site and pledged to review safety protocols across the national railway system. The collision underscores persistent safety challenges in Indonesia’s railway sector, which carries millions of passengers daily across Java and other islands. The state-owned railway company, Kereta Api Indonesia, has faced criticism in recent years for insufficient maintenance and inadequate signaling systems. In 2023, a similar accident near Bandung killed seven people when a train derailed after hitting a landslide. Monday’s crash is expected to reignite calls for accelerated modernization of rail infrastructure, including the installation of automatic braking systems and...

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