19 injured in train incident

19 injured in train incident

JAKARTA (JP): At least 19 train passengers in an electric
train heading for Bogor were injured on Monday when a trolley on
the train, commonly called the pantograph, got caught in wires,
breaking some of them and hitting the passengers.

Spokesman for state railway company PT Kereta Api Indonesia
(KAI) Zainal Abidin said the train (photo above) came to a
complete halt on railway tracks that cross Jl. TB Simatupang in
South Jakarta that afternoon.

"The pantograph got stuck in some wires, and when they broke
they hurt passengers occupying the last compartment of the
electric train No. 502," Zainal said.

As a result, four other trains on the Duren Kalibata-Tanjung
Barat railway line were unable to move, since the electricity was
turned off, Zainal said.

The injured were admitted to Pasar Minggu Hospital and the
Fatmawati Hospital in South Jakarta, as well as the Pasar Rebo
Hospital in East Jakarta.

One victim at the Fatmawati Hospital remained unconscious due
to a serious wound in the head, Zainal said.

Due to the train incident Jl. TB Simatupang experienced heavy
traffic congestion as many train passengers got out and crowded
the road trying to find other transportation.

Another train accident occurred on Sunday last week when a
commuter electric train was hit by a diesel train from behind in
the Bandan-Angke area of North Jakarta, injuring three child
passengers. (ylt)