Injured crash victims remain hospitalized
Injured crash victims remain hospitalized
The Jakarta Post, Jakarta
Seven people who were seriously injured in a bus and train
collision in Sragen, Central Java, on Monday, are still
undergoing intensive medical treatment at three hospitals in
Surakarta and Sragen.
In the meantime, 15 others who were killed in the deadly
collision were buried on Tuesday.
Thoriq, Anggita, Muslikah and Sunah are being treated at the
Brayat Minulyo General Hospital in Solo, Tri Muryati is
undergoing intensive treatment at the Moewardi General Hospital
in Solo while Wahyudi and Tarjono are at the Yakssi General
Hospital in Semarang.
Tabien, one of the injured victim's relatives, said in
Surakarta on Tuesday that all the victims would probably need a
long time to recover.
He explained that Thoriq was still on the critical list while
Muslikah who suffered a fractured spine and Sunah whose left leg
was broken would undergo major surgery.
He confirmed that state-owned railway company PT Kereta Api
Indonesia (PT KAI) and insurance company PT Jasa Raharja have
expressed their commitment to pay compensation to the relatives
of the deceased and provide financial assistance for the wounded
victims until they fully recovered.
All the victims and those killed in the incident were family
members. They were all victims of a collision between a train and
a passenger bus transporting them from Tegal to Sragen to attend
a wedding party in Gondang village in Sragen regency.
The tragedy occurred when the economy class train Matarmaja
which was on its way from Jakarta to Malang, East Java, hit the
bus and dragged it some 200 meters at 2:20 a.m. on Monday,
killing 15 of the bus passengers instantly.
The barrier at the railway crossing did not function well and
the bell did not ring. Sudarmono Widagdo who was on day duty was
named key suspect in the collision case.
The newlyweds Suparjo and Saparoh were among the dead victims
and their bodies were buried in Gandong while the bodies of the
13 others were brought to Tegal on Monday for burial in their
home village in the Tegal regency on Tuesday.