Crane Falls At MRT Crossing Blok M, Witness Sees Sparks And Iron Sounds Dragged

JAKARTA - The construction crane at the Attorney General's Office (AGO) fell at the Jakarta MRT crossing, near the Blok M MRT station towards Cipete.

Nurul, one of the witnesses, said the incident occurred on Thursday, May 30, at 16.30 WIB. He admitted that he saw sparks twice and the sound of iron that was hit by the MRT.

"There was a spark from above, right first. Then for the second time there was another spark, we ran away there," said Nurul when met at the location, Thursday, May 30, in the afternoon.

He also said the sound of the incident of the crane falling was not like an explosion. In addition to only iron being dragged away, it emitted sparks.

Not long after that there was a sound of dual. It turned out that there was a train passing by. It was dragged. There was an object falling iron or something. (But the sound) was not the sound of an explosion. It was like an accident. He said there was a train passing. The train passed, ehh it could be dragged like that," he said.

Monitoring at the location, MRT officers through loudspeakers said that an incident occurred which resulted in the operation of the Jakarta MRT being temporarily suspended. He asked to use other transportation.

"It is being disrupted, unable to operate for a while," said MRT officers through loudspeakers conveying the situation to stranded passengers, Thursday, May 30, 2024.