JAKARTA (XINHUA) – A total of 32 people were injured in a train accident in Indonesia’s Special Region of Yogyakarta yesterday, a rescuer said.
The train Argo Semeru, which had been skidding off the runway in Kulon Progo Regency, was hit by the other train Argo Wilis that was passing by on the other railway located beside the Argo Semeru’s track, said head of the operational unit of the provincial search and rescue office Asnawi Suroso who was leading the rescue mission.
The incident happened at 1.30pm Jakarta time, according to him.
Press officer of the Red Cross office in Kulon Progo Regency Wisnu Rangga confirmed that 32 people were hurt in the incident, some of whom have been sent to a nearby hospital.
