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Four train officers die in West Java crash
The front carriages of both trains were a mangled wreck while others further back had derailed and overturned on a stretch of tracks cutting through rice fields in Cicalengka, West Java.
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This aerial photo shows a view of two trains after they collided in Cicalengka, West Java province on January 5, 2024. (AFP/Timur Matahari)
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our people were killed and at least 22 injured when two trains carrying hundreds of passengers collided in West Java on Friday, officials said.
The front carriages of both trains were a mangled wreck while others further back had derailed and overturned on a stretch of tracks cutting through rice fields in Cicalengka, West Java.
No fatalities have been reported among the nearly 500 passengers on board, with all four deaths reported so far involving train crew.
The crash between an intra-city train carrying 287 passengers and a local line with 191 on board took place at 6:03 am local time (1103 GMT) near Cicalengka, railway operator PT KAI said.
"KAI is deeply saddened and expresses its condolences for the death of four train officers, who were train driver, assistant, steward and security guard," said a spokesman for the company.
The number of injuries reported have varied. Police have put the number at 37 while the railway operator said 22 people were injured.
Police spokesperson Sr. Comr. Ibrahim Tompo said all passengers have been evacuated with those injured taken to local hospitals.
But he said that a joint rescue team was still working to recover the body of one train crew member killed in the crash.
"One victim who is believed to have died still cannot be evacuated because the victim was buried in the material of the carriage," Ibrahim said.
The cause of the crash not immediately clear, but train operator PT KAI and the provincial government have said they will investigate, along with transport safety officials.
