4 killed in second Indonesia train crash in days
Fog blamed for car on tracks; 2 children among victims.
A train collided with a car on a level crossing in Central Java, Indonesia on Friday, killing four people including a two-year-old girl and a ten-year-old child. The driver of the car, carrying nine people, did not see the oncoming train due to thick fog. The impact flung the car 20 meters before it hit a pole and flipped into a rice field. The driver and remaining passengers were injured.
This incident comes just days after a long-distance train slammed into the last carriage of a stationary commuter train near Bekasi Timur station in West Java on Monday, killing 16 women and injuring at least 90. President Prabowo Subianto has blamed that crash on unsafe level crossings and ordered a countrywide upgrade, including guard posts or flyovers, to prevent further tragedies.
- Friday crash in Central Java killed 4, including a 2-year-old and a 10-year-old.
- Monday crash near Jakarta killed 16 women, injured 90 — both blamed on unsafe level crossings.
- President Prabowo orders nationwide upgrades to level crossings with guard posts or flyovers.
Why It Matters
Two deadly train crashes in days highlight urgent need for railway safety reforms in Indonesia.