At least four killed and dozens injured in Indonesia train crash

Officials say a commuter train and a long-distance train collided on the outskirts of Jakarta on Monday. Indonesia train crash kills at least four people and injures dozens Copyright current_year BBC. All rights reserved. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. Read about our approach to external linking. Copyright current_year BBC. All rights reserved. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. Read about our approach to external linking. The total number of injuries is still to be confirmed, according to officials Evacuation of passengers on the train involved in an accident at East Bekasi Station, near Jakarta, Indonesia At least four killed and dozens injured in Indonesia train crash At least four people were killed and dozens injured when two trains collided outside the Indonesian capital Jakarta on Monday. State media report that a stationary commuter train was hit from behind by a long-distance commuter train arriving on the same track. The final number of casualties is still to be confirmed and rescue efforts are under way to free a number of passengers trapped, officials said. Footage shown on local media shows passengers on medical trolleys near Bekasi Timur Station, with other images showing rescuers trying to free people from the train wreckage. Confirming the four deaths, a spokesperson for state-owned railway operator KAI, Anne Purba, said 38 other people had been taken to nearby hospitals. "KAI expresses its deepest condolences and condolences to the victims and their bereaved families," Purba added. The death toll could rise, according to the Deputy Speaker of the Indonesian House of Representatives, Sufmi Dasco Ahmad, who visited the site - which is approximately 25km (15.5 miles) from Jakarta. Some people screamed "hysterically" as the trains collided, one passenger told the BBC's Indonesian service. Other eyewitnesses said they had seen "many victims" injured in the crash. Some people screamed "hysterically" as the trains collided, one passenger . Other eyewitnesses said they had seen "many victims" injured in the crash. Jakarta Police Chief Insp Gen Asep Edi Suheri said six or seven people remained trapped inside the carriages. Indonesia's public transport network in general has a high accident rate, due in part to ageing infrastructure and poor maintenance. In January 2024, several people were killed and dozens more injured when two trains collided in a rice field in Cicalengka. A video shot by drone showed the derailed carriages of the express train and the commuter train involved. the derailed carriages of the express train and the commuter train involved Young Asian Muslim woman wearing a hijab and casual daily home outfit holds a plastic laundry basket filled with clothes in the morning Domestic workers legally recognised in Indonesia after '22-year struggle' Air attacks on the province of Kunar have killed at least seven people and injured 75, sources tell the BBC. With Rai's passing, India has lost a visual historian who was a chronicler of its most defining and often painful moments. Kim Jong Un and Russian Defence Minister Andrey Belousov unveiled the memorial in Pyongyang. The country is home to some 4.2 million domestic workers - of which almost 90% are women. The quake struck between the islands of Manado and Ternate. Tsunami warnings have now been lifted. Andrie Yunus, who criticised the army's role in government, suffered burns to 20% of his body. It is the latest country to curb young people's access to digital spaces to try and protect them from abuse. The discovery of two lost species is 'exceptional' and rare, scientists say