Trains collide near Jakarta, killing seven, injuring dozens

BEKASI, Indonesia — Indonesia’s president ordered an investigation Tuesday after a long-distance train smashed into a stationary commuter train overnight, killing seven people and injuring dozens. The Jakarta Search and Rescue agency put the death toll at seven on Tuesday morning, with 85 people hospitalised. One survivor in the commuter train told AFP of the horrific moments after the crash that trapped passengers inside mangled carriages. READ: Indonesia launches sky train in capital, hopes to ease traffic and pollution “I thought I was going to die,” Sausan Sarifah, 29, said from her bed at the RSUD Bekasi hospital where she […]... Keep on reading: Trains collide near Jakarta, killing seven, injuring dozens

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