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Three killed, dozens injured in train accident

The Jakarta Post, Jakarta | Fri, 01/28/2011 8:52 AM | National

Three people were killed and dozens of others injured on early on Friday morning when the Bandung-Surabaya Mutiara Selatan train collided with the Bandung-Kutoarjo Kutojaya Selatan train in Langen, West Java.

The accident occurred at 2.24 a.m.

“Passengers were trapped in the carriages,” state-owned railway operator PT KAI Bandung office spokesman Bambang Setyo Prayitno said as quoted by kompas.com.

The injured were taken to a local hospital.



Passenger ferry explodes, one killed

The Jakarta Post | Fri, 01/28/2011


A passenger ferry from Merak, Banten to Bakauheni, Lampung exploded on Friday morning, killing at least one passenger.

Kompas.com reported that the ferry carried about 34 passengers.


(Sorry that the postings are so skimpy, I presume more news will come at hand as soon as the authorities have investigated)

3 dead, 5 in critical condition in Sunda Strait ferry inferno

The Jakarta Post, Jakarta | Fri, 01/28/2011 10:49 AM


Three people have been confirmed dead and five are in a critical condition, as authorities continue to rescue passengers from the Laut Teduh II ferry, which caught fire in the Sunda Strait on Friday.

Merak port ferry operator PT ASDP Indonesia operational manager Endin Juhaendi said all evacuees had been taken to a nearby hospital and public health clinics.

These facilities included Krakatau Media Hospital in Cilegon, Pulomerak public clinic, Banten Port health center and Mutiara Bunda clinic.

“All victims we have evacuated are now being treated [in those facilities],” Endin said Friday as quoted by kompas.com.

One eyewitness, Haryanto, 50, said he saw the fire break out on the ferry’s car deck. The flame spread across the deck, forcing panicking passengers to jump ship.

Update: Five People Killed in Head-on Train Crash

January 28, 2011



Two passenger trains crashed head-on in Indonesia early Friday, killing at least five people and leaving many others injured, a railway official said.

Rescuers were still trying to reach several people trapped inside the crumpled carriages hours after the crash.

The accident occurred at around 2:30 a.m. on the outskirts of Banjar, a village in West Java province, 170 miles (270 kilometers) from the capital, Jakarta.

“We don't know why they were on the same track,'' said Bambang Ervan, a spokesman for the Transportation Ministry. ``We're still investigating.''

He said a passenger train traveling eastward from the city of Bandung collided with a westbound train from Surabaya.

Railway spokesman Bambang Supriyanto said at least five people were killed and 21 others were hospitalized, some in critical condition.

Phone calls to police and hospital officials went unanswered early Friday.

Train accidents are common on Indonesia's aging railway network, especially at crossings.

Update on the Sunda Strait ferry disaster.(x the Jak Globe)


Sunda Strait Ferry Inferno Claims 19 Lives
Fidelis E. Satriastanti | January 29, 2011


At least 19 people were killed after a fire broke out aboard a ferry crossing the Sunda Strait from Java to Sumatra early on Friday, officials said, although the cause of the inferno remains unknown.

The fire in the vehicle deck of the KM Laut Teduh II was first reported back to shore by the ferry’s captain at 3:59 a.m., 40 minutes after embarking from Merak Port in Banten.

Panicked passengers jumped off the vessel and into the sea to escape the flames. At that point, the vessel was 3.7 kilometers from Merak and close to Tempurung Island in the strait.

Some of those killed were reported to have drowned, while others were believed to have suffered fatal head wounds in the rush to escape. It remains unclear if any were killed as a direct result of the fire.

A joint rescue team was immediately scrambled to pick up the passengers. Rescuers included personnel from the Banten Port Authority, the Navy, police, fire department and state-run ASDP Indonesia Ferry.

According to the Transportation Ministry, the team managed to rescue 425 people, including 31 crew members. All the injured were taken to Krakatau Medika Hospital and Panggung Rawi Hospital in Cilegon, Banten.

Rescuers also recovered 13 bodies of those killed, the ministry said. “The evacuation process was conducted using 12 ships and three tugboats,” it said in a statement issued later in the day.

“There are three more ships still surveying the area.”

However, police in Bandarlampung, Lampung, where the ferry was headed, said on Friday evening that the death toll had reached 19.

Lampung Police Chief Brig. Gen. Sulistyo Ishak said the number of fatalities could climb as bodies were recovered from the sea and the burned-out ferry.

Bambang Ervan, a spokesman for the Transportation Ministry, said authorities were now investigating how the blaze started.

“Lots of parties are involved in this investigation, including the police, port authorities and also the ministry,” he said. “The police lead the investigation, however there will also be an independent investigation carried out by the KNKT [National Transportation Safety Committee].”

He declined to confirm reports that the fire might have been sparked by a lit cigarette butt.

Djoko Sulaksono, a spokesman for the ministry’s Directorate General of Land Transportation, said the fire likely started in one of the vehicles being ferried across.

“We suspect it started in one of the buses on the ferry, but we can’t confirm that yet,” he said.

Pak Kesas,
Op het traject Jakarta - Semarang gebeuren heel veel treinbotsingen.
Dat verteld mijn vriend Erick uit Semarang die vaak met zijn gezin (man, vrouw en 2 kleine kinderen- jongens) naar zijn schoonouders gaat.
Inderdaad vaak bij kruisingen of vlakbij een station. De ene trein vertrekt terwijl een andere trein op het zelfde spoor (!!!??!!) juist het station wil binnengaan!

DK

Howdy there bro. Konijn! Niet de fout van die knapen die deze treinen besturen(?) maar meer van de operareur in de controle kamer die niet oplet waar zijn treinen zijn, bezig met zijn pangsit goreng en kopi tubruk denk ik. Op z'n minst 20 jaar gevangenis straf voor schuld aan dood door negligence en verminking van passagiers!