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Indonesia train crash toll rises to 14 as rescuers complete evacuation

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Rescuers were seen using angle grinders to cut through metal of compartments, reach survivors

People watch as a technician works at the site after a deadly collision between a commuter line train and a long-distance train, in Bekasi, on the outskirts of Jakarta. PHOTO: REUTERS

The death toll from a train collision near the ​Indonesian capital Jakarta has risen to 14 with another 84 injured, the train operator said on Tuesday, ‌as rescuers completed work to extract survivors still trapped in the wreckage.

The collision between a commuter train and a long-distance train happened late on Monday in Bekasi, just outside Jakarta.

Bobby Rasyidin, chief executive of Indonesia’s state railway firm PT KAI, said the death toll had risen to ​14.

Mohammad Syafii, the head of Indonesia’s search and rescue agency, said on Tuesday that the evacuation had been completed, adding that it had ​been a delicate process to rescue trapped passengers from the mangled carriages.

“We needed to involve ⁠personnel with certain skills to perform a measured extrication,” he said, adding there were no more passengers to find, although ​rescuers will take action if they find body parts as they continue to comb through the wreckage.

A women-only carriage bore the ​brunt of the crash. Syafii said all of the victims were women and most of them had been pinned by crushed metal.

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Before disengaging the trains, rescuers were seen using angle grinders to cut through the metal of the compartments and reach the survivors.

Bobby told an earlier press ​conference that the commuter train first collided with a taxi on the tracks and was then hit by the ​long-distance train.

Taxi operator Green SM Indonesia said on Instagram that the taxi involved in the accident was part of its fleet. It said ‌it ⁠had sent information to authorities to assist in the investigation.

Green SM Indonesia is the Indonesian branch of Vietnamese electric-vehicle taxi operator Green and Smart Mobility JSC, an affiliate of Vingroup.

President Prabowo orders investigation

After visiting a hospital in Bekasi, President Prabowo Subianto said he had agreed to build a flyover near the train tracks to help resolve heavy traffic congestion, adding ​that authorities would investigate the collision. ​He said large parts ⁠of the train network are not well-maintained.

Indonesia’s National Transportation Safety Committee (KNKT) is investigating the crash.

On Tuesday, rescuers and people descended upon the train station, some looking for their relatives.

Heriyati, a ​passenger, said she initially intended to use the women ‘s-only carriage but opted for ​the one behind ⁠it. She had been on a call with her husband, asking him to pick her up from the station, when the collision occurred.

“I haven’t even finished with the call and the trains collided,” she said.

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Commuter line trains are some of the busiest ⁠in Jakarta, ​the world’s most populous city. On Tuesday, PT KAI said several commuter ​train trips were cut short due to the crash.

Land transport accidents are common in Indonesia. A train collision in West Java province in 2024 killed ​four people and injured dozens.



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