Rescuers recover last victims from Indonesia train wreck that killed 15 and injured dozens
Rescuers have completed the recovery of victims from a train collision in Bekasi, Indonesia, which resulted in 15 fatalities, all of whom were women. The incident occurred when a long-distance train collided with a stopped commuter train at a station. Authorities are investigating the cause of the accident, which is part of a pattern of frequent train incidents in Indonesia's aging railway system.
- ▪The train crash killed 15 people, all women, and injured 88 others.
- ▪The collision involved a long-distance train hitting the rear of a stopped commuter train.
- ▪All 240 passengers on the long-distance train were reported safe.
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Technicians work at site after a deadly collision between a commuter line train and a long-distance train, in Bekasi, on the outskirts of Jakarta, Indonesia, April 28. Reuters-YonhapBEKASI, Indonesia — Rescuers finished removing victims from a damaged commuter train car Tuesday, confirming that the crash outside Indonesia’s capital killed 15 people, all of whom were women.The crash occurred Monday when a long-distance train crashed into the rear car of the stopped commuter train at Bekasi Timur Station outside Jakarta . The car was one designated for women only, a common accommodation to stop harassment.A total of 88 injured people were taken to hospitals for treatment, said Bobby Rasyidin, CEO of state-owned railway company PT Kereta Api Indonesia.
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