Petarukan train collision
| Date | 2 October 2010 |
|---|---|
| Time | 03:00 local time[1] (20:00, 1 October UTC.) |
| Location | Petarukan |
| Coordinates | 6°51′36″S 109°20′24″E / 6.86000°S 109.34000°ECoordinates: 6°51′36″S 109°20′24″E / 6.86000°S 109.34000°E |
| Country | Indonesia |
| Operator | PT Kereta Api |
| Type of incident | Rear-end collision |
| Cause | Signalling error[1] |
| Statistics | |
| Trains | 2 |
| Passengers | 999 |
| Deaths | 36[2] |
| Injuries | 50 |
The Petarukan train collision occurred on 2 October 2010, at Petarukan, in Pemalang Regency of Central Java, Indonesia, when two high speed intercity trains collided with each other. Thirty-six people died as a result of the accident, and 50 people were reported injured.
Accident
At 3:00am local time on 2 October 2010,[1] an Argo Bromo Anggrek executive train travelling from Jakarta to Surabaya ran into the rear of a Senja Utama Semarang business train at Petarukan,[3] a city on the north coast of central Java.[4] The Argo Bromo executive train had 336 passengers on board, while the Senja Utama Semarang business train was bound for Semarang and carrying 663 passengers. The location of the crash was 100 metres (110 yd) from Petarukan station.[3] Three carriages derailed and overturned,[1] 36 people were reported to have been killed and 50 injured,[5] with the death toll expected to rise.[1] The train bound for Semarang had stopped at Pemalang to allow the Surabaya train to pass it.[6] The accident was the deadliest in Indonesia since the Bintaro train crash on 19 October 1987, which killed 156 people.[7]
At around the same time, a second crash in Surakarta (Solo) killed a single person when an economy train and an express train collided at an intersection.[8]
Cause
A spokesman stated that the cause of the accident was a signalling error.[1] Driver error was not ruled out, however.[5]
Reaction
A spokesman for Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono said that "The President has instructed a sanction against whoever was responsible for the accident."[9]
Director General of Railway Affairs at the Ministry of Transportation Tunjung Inderawan offered apologies for the two incidents, saying that "I apologize to the families of all the victims of the train accidents."[10]
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Train crash in central Indonesia kills at least 28". BBC News Online. 2 October 2010.
- ↑ David Batty (2 October 2010). "Indonesian train crash kills dozens". Guardian. Retrieved 2 October 2010.
- 1 2 "Crew says Argobromo train changes line". The Jakarta Post. Retrieved 2 October 2010.
- ↑ "Indonesian train crash kills at least 36". News Observer. Retrieved 2 October 2010.
- 1 2 "Train crash death toll rises to 43". Evening Standard. Retrieved 2 October 2010.
- ↑ "Many passengers trapped inside train wreckage". The Jakarta Post. Retrieved 2 October 2010.
- ↑ "Death toll from train crash hits 33". The Jakarta Post. Retrieved 2 October 2010.
- ↑ "Another train crash kills one". The Jakarta Post. 2 October 2010. Retrieved 2 October 2010.
- ↑ "President orders sanction on those responsible for train accident". ANTARA News. 2 October 2010. Retrieved 2 October 2010.
- ↑ "Top railway official apologizes for train accidents". ANTARA News. 2 October 2010. Retrieved 2 October 2010.
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