Express train derails in Kendal

Express train derails in Kendal

KENDAL, Central Java: An executive train, the Argo Anggrek,
traveling between Jakarta and Surabaya was derailed early in the
morning on Friday in Alas Roban area, in Kendal regency.

No fatalities were reported in the accident.

Spokesman for the state railway company overseeing Central
Java and Yogyakarta, Suprapto, said one car and the car housing
the generator skidded off the tracks and crashed.

"The two cars have been detached and the executive train was
able to continue its journey to Surabaya at 5 a.m." he said.

He said the incident did not disrupt traffic on the north
coast railway. An investigation is being conducted into the
accident, he added. -- JP