Commuter train hits passenger bus in Indonesia leaving at least 14 dead

A commuter train slammed into a passenger minibus Sunday at a railroad crossing in Indonesia’s capital, killing at least 14 people and seriously injuring 10 others. The bus driver allegedly ignored the warning signals when he crossed the rail tracks and was rammed by the train in western Jakarta, said Tambora neigbourhood police chief Wirdhanto. The shattered bus was seen lying on the tracks after it was dragged by the train up to a nearby platform, about 300 metres from the collision site.

No-one on the train was hurt in the accident but several bus passengers died.

Eva Chairunisa, a spokeswoman for train operator Kereta Commuter Line

Wirdhanto, who like many Indonesians uses only one name, said that 13 people in the minibus were killed instantly and another died in a hospital. He said none of passengers traveling in the train’s eight cars were hurt, and all rail signals were working at the time of the crash.

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