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Two killed in Central Jakarta car-train collision
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Fire guts a Walahar Ekspress carriage after a collision with a car at the Pasar Senen railway crossing in Central Jakarta, killing two people inside the car on Tuesday. (Jakarta Fire and Rescue Agency/File)
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fire broke out at the Pasar Senen railway crossing on Jl. Kembang Pancar, Central Jakarta, after a long-distance train hit a car at 5.03 p.m. on Tuesday, killing two people inside the car.
The Jakarta Fire Agency deployed 13 pumper trucks to extinguish the blaze that gutted a Walahar Ekspress carriage following the collision. The train serves a route running from Tanjung Priok in North Jakarta to Purwakarta in West Java.
“The situation is now under control, but the officers are still trying to extinguish the fire,” fire agency command center wrote in a statement on Tuesday.
Meanwhile, PT KAI Commuter Jabodetabek (KJC) spokesperson Eva Chairunisa said services on the commuter line between Jatinegara and Kemayoran had been disrupted as the electricity had been shut down to allow for the evacuation of the train.
The Bogor-Jatinegara commuter line service was halted at Kampung Bandan station in North Jakarta.
The passengers who could not use their tickets because of the incident are able to ask for refunds, she said.
