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Four workers killed in railway project crane collapse in East Jakarta
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In this file photo, officials from metro system operator PT Kereta Commuter Indonesia (KCI) evacuate train cars that derailed between Manggarai Station and Sudirman Station. (Antara/Sigid Kurniawan)
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crane collapse early on Sunday at the construction site of a railway track in Matraman, East Jakarta, has killed four workers and injured five others.
The crane, which was used to lift rail pads for a four-track railway project that will link Jakarta to Cikarang, collapsed at 5 a.m. near Jl. Matraman Raya.
The deceased were taken to Cipto Mangunkusumo Hospital in Central Jakarta, while the injured were taken to Premier Hospital in East Jakarta.
The East Jakarta Police reported that five workers were operating the crane. The police seized the helmets, vests, shoes and ID cards of the victims as evidence.
Yadi, a resident, said the crane had fallen at the site several times, but it was only this morning that it had taken lives.
"The crane has collapsed several times, once it fell on a house," he said, as quoted by wartakotalive.com.
Last month, a box girder at the construction site of the light rapid transit (LRT) project in Utan Kayu, East Jakarta, fell in the early hours of the morning, injuring five workers. (wnd/wit)
