Indonesia train collision leaves 4 dead, 22 injured
- Case of incident remains unknown, with a joint rescue team still working to recover the body of one train crew member killed
- Transport accidents are not uncommon in Indonesia, a vast archipelago nation where buses, trains and even planes are often old and poorly maintained
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 West Java province.
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 intracity train carrying 287 passengers and a local line with 191 on board took place at 6.03am local time (11:03 GMT) near Cicalengka, railway operator KAI said.
“KAI is deeply saddened and expresses its condolences for the death of four train officers, who were the train driver, assistant, steward and security guard,” a company spokesman said.
The number of injuries reported have varied. Police have put the number at 37 while the railway operator said 22 people were injured.
