One Dies After Passanger Train Hits Truck in Kendal

Senin, 9 Maret 2015 20:16 WIB

Kerata Api Argo Anggrek jurusan Surabaya-Jakarta menabrak truk pasir di perlintasan KA tanpa palang pintu di Desa Ngasinan, Kecamatan Waleri, Kabupaten Kendal, Senin (9/3) pukul 12.30 WIB. Polisi menyatakan sopir Kaspan (48) diperkirakan tewas. ANTAR

An eyewitness, Achmad Zaenal, who was also a passenger of the Argo Anggrek train, said the accident occurred at around 12:30 P.M. local time at a railway crossing in Ngasinan Village.

The train that was running on the Jakarta-Surabaya route hit the truck with license number G 1827 CC. The vehicle that was loaded with sand was dragged a kilometer along the tracks from the railway crossing.

According to the witness, the truck was hit hard as the train was moving fast. Several parts of the truck were scattered along the railway track.

"The train stopped with the truck still trapped under it," Zaenal added.

Confirming the accident report, spokesperson for PT Kereta Api Indonesia's Operation Area IV Semarang Suprapto stated that it took place at KM 36, between Kalibodri and Weleri in Kendal District.

The railway crossing reportedly has no gate or barrier.

Suprapto remarked that the truck driver died on the spot and his body was taken to RSI (Islamic Hospital) Weleri, Kendal.

"The evacuation of the mangled truck was still going on. It may take quite a long time as the truck was still stuck between the locomotive and the railway track," he pointed out.