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onday's collision between a commuter train and a fully-loaded 24,000-liter gasoline tanker in Pondok Betung, Bintaro, South Jakarta, claimed the lives of two more, increasing the death count to seven.

'Five people died at the scene, another victim died at 8:45 p.m. last night and one more at 10:55 a.m. this morning,' said Jakarta Police spokesman Sr. Comr. Rikwanto on Tuesday.

He said the last two victims, Betty Ariyani, 56, and Natalia Naibaho, 23, were being treated at Fatmawati Hospital in South Jakarta but died from burns that covered more than 70 percent of their body's surface area.

According to Rikwanto, Kramat Jati National Police Hospital in East Jakarta had identified the other five victims as train engineer Darman Prasetyo, 32; assistant engineer Agus suroto, 24; train employee Sofyan Hadi, 30; and passengers Rosa Kesauliya, 73; and Yuni, 16.

According to Fatmawati Hospital spokesman Atom Kadam, the hospital's stock of blood was low due to the intensive treatment given to victims of the incident.

Around 80 injured people were taken to different hospitals ' including Dr. Suyoto Hospital; Fatmawati Hospital; and Pertamina Central Hospital (RSPP), which are all in South Jakarta ' for treatment. Fifty-eight people were discharged with minor injuries on the same day.

As of Tuesday, Dr. Suyoto Hospital had treated 11 of the victims, hospital spokeswoman Sri Wahyuni said.

Meanwhile, RSPP treated nine victims, including tanker driver Chosimin, his assistant Mujiono and four others who were transferred from Fatmawati Hospital.

'We transferred four victims to RSPP at the request of [railway operator] PT Kereta Api Indonesia [KAI],' Atom said.

A number of top officials, such as Vice President Boediono, Jakarta Deputy Governor Basuki 'Ahok' Tjahaja Purnama, Health Minister Nafsiah Mboi and Transportation Minister EE Mangindaan, visited Dr. Suyoto Hospital on Tuesday morning.

KAI president director Ignasius Jonan said the commuter trains serving the Serpong-Tanah Abang route had resumed as of 11:40 a.m. Tuesday.

'However, we have yet to return the route to its normal frequency of 128 round trips a day,' he said.

Jonan said that when the trains passed the accident site they slowed down to 20 kilometers per hour.

Even though disruption to the regular service was unavoidable, a number of commuters voiced frustration on Tuesday as they waited for trains to arrive at Pondok Ranji Station in Tangerang, one stop before the site of the incident.

Dheti Meiga, 18, for example, said that she and her friends had been waiting for their train for more than an hour.

A railway official at the station acknowledged that several trains had to delay their trips.

'Technicians are still repairing the damaged rail track and the police are investigating the area,' he said.

Based on the police's preliminary investigation, the collision between the electric commuter train and state oil and gas firm PT Pertamina's tanker was caused by a traffic jam.

National Police spokesman Brig. Gen. Boy Rafli Amar said on Tuesday that congestion around the railroad had caused the tanker to fail to fully cross the tracks.

'The tanker was on the railway tracks before the crossing alarm went off or the gate was entirely closed. While an officer warned the driver to speed up, there was no where for him to go as there was a traffic jam ahead,' Boy said. (koi/nai)