CIREBON - PT Kereta Api Indonesia (KAI) Regional Operation (Daop) 3 Cirebon ensures that no passengers were injured in the Menoreh train incident on the Semarang Tawang-Pasar Senen line that was tempered by a truck in Cirebon Regency, West Java, early Wednesday.
"Passengers are in a safe condition and no one was injured," said PT KAI Daop 3 Cirebon Public Relations Manager Muhibbuddin in Cirebon, Antara, Wednesday, January 21.
The location of the incident is on the road plot between Babakan Station and Waruduwur Station which is located in the area of Dompyong Kulon Village, Cirebon Regency.
As a result of the incident, the downstream line was temporarily not passable. However, the upstream line can still be used for train travel at normal speed so that operations continue to be limited.
In this incident, he said, there was one KAI officer who was injured, namely Assistant Masinis who had been evacuated and received medical treatment at Waled Hospital, Cirebon Regency.
"The incident occurred at 02.47 WIB at KM 201+400 JPL 329 was not guarded, the road section between Babakan Station and Waruduwur Station," he said.
He said that as a result of the incident, the Menoreh train series was temporarily stopped at the scene, but after the locomotive was replaced, the train continued on its way to Jakarta at 05.28 WIB.
According to him, KAI officers have evacuated the affected locomotives to accelerate the recovery of the downstream line so that it can be immediately passed again.
In addition, KAI has also coordinated with relevant parties to ensure that the handling is safe and smooth.
"After the evacuation, the condition of the railway track in the downstream line that was damaged was repaired first. After that, the train can be passed at a limited speed of 40 km per hour," he said.
Regarding this incident, his party apologized to customers for the delay in affected train travel.
Meanwhile, the Head of the Cirebon Police Traffic Unit, Kompol Mangku Anom Sutresno, ensured that at this time his party still prioritizes the safety and treatment of victims, including the truck driver who is still undergoing medical treatment.
"If the condition improves, of course we will conduct an Examination Report on the driver who is suspected of being the cause of the accident," he said.
He said the accident started when the truck broke down right on the tracks in the Dompyong Kulon Village area.
Anom said the vehicle had engine trouble and the Menoreh train driver had given a warning, but the truck could not immediately leave the track so the accident occurred.
"Realizing that the collision was inevitable, the truck driver tried to save himself by getting out of the vehicle shortly before the collision. As a result of the incident, the truck driver, the driver, and the assistant driver suffered minor injuries," he said.
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