Two trains collided outside the Indonesian capital Jakarta late Monday, killing at least five people, injuring dozens, and prompting a mammoth rescue effort.
One survivor told AFP of the horrific moments after a long-distance train slammed into the stationary commuter train she was in, trapping people inside mangled carriages.
According to spokesman Franoto Wibowo of the KAI state-owned rail company, a taxi appears to have clipped the commuter train on a level crossing, causing it to come to a standstill on the tracks, where it was hit.
Jakarta police chief Asep Edi Suheri said the long-distance train had crashed into the last, women-only, carriage of the commuter train.
All the victims were in the commuter train, and all 240-odd passengers on the other train had been evacuated safely, according to Purba.
The collision caused “significant damage to several train carriages”, the Jakarta search and rescue agency said in a statement.
“The incident caused a number of passengers to suffer injuries, and several victims were reported to be trapped inside the carriages due to the force of the impact,” it added.