8 Dead, 72 Injured in Commuter Train Crash Near Jakarta

Jakarta (Antara) - Eight people have died, while 72 others have been injured following a crash involving a commuter train and a fuel truck near the Bintaro Permai area's railway crossing in the Tangerang province, on Monday at 11:15 a.m. West Indonesia Time (WIB), the police said. Among the casualties were the commuter train's machinist and his assistant. Meanwhile, the driver of the fuel truck has survived, although he has sustained major injuries. The front wagon of the commuter train, which was travelling from Serpong in the Tangerang province to Tanah Abang in Jakarta, derailed and caught fire soon after hitting the fuel truck on Monday at noon. The bodies of the deceased were taken to the Pertamina Hospital in Jakarta, while the injured were rushed to the Fatmawati, the Suyoto and the Premier Bintaro Hospitals. (*)