Two trains carrying hundreds of passengers crashed in Indonesia on Friday, injuring at least 22 and killing four people, according to officials.
According to reports, the front carriages of both trains were mangled wrecks while others further back had derailed and overturned on a stretch of tracks cutting through rice fields in West Java province.
There have only been four documented deaths involving train staff; no deaths among the approximately 500 passengers have been reported thus far.
However, the number of injuries reported has varied. Police have put the number at 37 while the railway operator said 22 people were injured.
Police spokesperson Ibrahim Tompo said all passengers have been evacuated with those injured taken to local hospitals.
The crash between an intra-city train carrying 287 passengers and a local line with 191 onboard took place at 6:03 am local time (1103 GMT) near Cicalengka, railway operator PT KAI said.
According to reports, the front carriages of both trains were mangled wrecks while others further back had derailed and overturned on a stretch of tracks cutting through rice fields in West Java province.
There have only been four documented deaths involving train staff; no deaths among the approximately 500 passengers have been reported thus far.
However, the number of injuries reported has varied. Police have put the number at 37 while the railway operator said 22 people were injured.
Police spokesperson Ibrahim Tompo said all passengers have been evacuated with those injured taken to local hospitals.
The crash between an intra-city train carrying 287 passengers and a local line with 191 onboard took place at 6:03 am local time (1103 GMT) near Cicalengka, railway operator PT KAI said.
