Train hits bus, two injured

JAKARTA (JP): A commuter train hit a Kopaja bus at a railway crossing in East Ancol subdistrict, North Jakarta at about 3 p.m. on Saturday, severely injuring two passengers in the bus.

An officer from the North Jakarta Police precinct said the bus, plying the Senen-Kelapa Gading route, crossed the track while the railway gates were being closed.

The train, according to the officer, struck the front of the bus. Except for Sugiarto, 21, and Agusman, 35, all other passengers managed to abandon the bus as the train was only moving at low speed.

Sugiarto, a resident of Sunter, and Agusman of Pademangan, both places in North Jakarta, were rushed to a nearby hospital.

Police have detained the bus driver for questioning. (jun)