This handout picture taken and released on May 1, 2026 by the Grobogan Police traffic unit shows a vehicle struck by a passenger train, killing at least four people as it attempted to cross an unguarded railway crossing in Grobogan, Central Java. The driver of the car involved in the collision did not see the oncoming train on a level crossing due to thick fog, local traffic officer Eko Ari Kisworo said in a statement issued by the police.`

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