Train collision kills four in Indonesia's West Java province
Two trains collided in Indonesia’s West Java province on Friday, killing four people and injuring almost 30 others, rail officials said.
The accident happened when a long-distance train from the country’s second-largest city, Surabaya, collided with a commuter train near Bandung, the provincial capital, said Adita Irawati, spokeswoman for the transport ministry.
The two trains carried a total of 478 passengers, Irawati said.
The cause of the collision is still under investigation, but some reports suggest that a signal failure may have been the reason.
Train accidents are not uncommon in Indonesia, a sprawling archipelago of more than 270 million people. The country’s railway network is often plagued by ageing infrastructure, poor maintenance, and human error.
