Senen wall topple an accident: Police

Senen wall topple an accident: Police

JAKARTA (JP): Police investigators have concluded that the
collapse of an old concrete wall at the Senen railway station on
Monday, which killed three people and seriously injured six
others, was an accident.

"We have come to the preliminary conclusion that the wall
collapsed because it was too old. People should not have been
allowed in the area near the wall," Central Jakarta Police Chief
Lt. Col. SY Wenas told The Jakarta Post yesterday.

"We found no evidence of negligence or any indication of
sabotage," he said.

Wenas added, "nobody will be named as suspects."

The wall, which was 30 meters long and three meters high,
collapsed at around 4:30 p.m. and fell on the people who were
sitting under it.

The accident claimed the lives of a six-month-old girl and two
women who were residents of the nearby Bungur Besar area. Those
injured, mostly female, also live in the area.

In addition to the fact that it was too old, local people
believe that the crack-ridden wall collapsed owing to strong
winds.

"The problem is that the wall was built many years ago," Wenas
said. He did not know in what year the wall was erected.

Another police source told the Post that personnel of the
state-owned railway company PT Perumka have visited relatives of
the deceased and injured people to express their sympathy. (bsr)