JAKARTA: As many as 35 people were wounded on Wednesday when a packed commuter train slammed into the back of another at a station in the Indonesian capital Jakarta during rush hour, an official said.
According to the reports, the two trains crushed together, with considerable damage to the front end of one and the back of the other, and emergency workers carrying the injured out on stretchers.
Some carriages of the train which was hit were derailed by the impact. The driver of the other train was reportedly stuck inside his crushed cab and rescuers had to force their way in with metal bars.
So far 35 people, including the train driver, have been taken to hospital, Eva Chairunisa, a spokesperson for operator Kereta Commuter Line.
An investigation has been launched into the cause of the accident at Juanda station on the busy line, which carries thousands of commuters every day in and out of the metropolis of over 10 million, said the spokesperson.
