Indonesia train crash death toll rises to 15 as rescuers work to remove trapped passengers
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Rescuers were racing to reach survivors Tuesday morning (Apr 28) outside Indonesia's capital Jakarta after two trains collided overnight.
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According to a spokesman for rail operator KAI, 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.
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The Jakarta police chief said the long-distance train had crashed into the last, women-only, carriage of the commuter train.
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All the victims were in the commuter train, and all 240-odd passengers on the other train had been evacuated safely.
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The collision caused "significant damage to several train carriages", the Jakarta search and rescue agency said.
Photo: CNA/Wisnu Agung Prasetyo