Two killed in train accident

Two killed in train accident

PALEMBANG, South Sumatra: A tanker train hit a motorbike in
Sukamerindu village, some 150 kilometers southeast of the
provincial capital, Palembang, on Saturday, killing the driver
and his passenger instantly.

Basnawi, the spokesman for the local office of the state-owned
railroad company, PT Kereta Api Indonesia (KAI), said the
accident occurred because the victims had ignored the warning
siren at the crossing in the village with the result that they
were hit by the passing train.

"The two victims were killed on the spot and the motorbike was
wrecked," he said, adding that the train was transporting fuel
from Prabumulih to Baturaja in Muara Enim regency.

The two victims, identified as Sutoman bin Muryan, 46, and
Aliban bin Jaman, 34, were brought by the local police to the
nearby hospital for a postmortem, while the locomotive driver,
Albani, and his assistant, Heryanto, were detained at the local
police station for questioning, he said. --JP