Death toll rises to 14 people in Indonesia train accident

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  • Death toll rises to 14 people in Indonesia train accident
  • Death toll rises to 14 people in Indonesia train accident
  • Death toll rises to 14 people in Indonesia train accident
  • Death toll rises to 14 people in Indonesia train accident

The death toll from a collision between two trains in Bekasi, West Java, Indonesia, has risen to 14, with 81 people injured, Anne Purba, a communications officer from the train operator KAI, said on Tuesday morning. A commuter train on the Jakarta-Bekasi route was involved in a collision with a long-distance train operating on the Jakarta-Surabaya route on Monday.

All 240 passengers on the long-distance train were safely evacuated, while injured passengers on the commuter train were taken to nearby hospitals. The collision forced a temporary suspension of long-distance train services to and from Jakarta. An investigation into the cause of the incident is being conducted by the rail operator and the National Transportation Safety Committee.

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