JAKARTA - PT Kereta Api Indonesia (Persero) or KAI ensures that all medical expenses for injured victims and funeral expenses for deceased victims in operational incidents in East Bekasi are fully covered by insurance and companies.
In the incident, as many as 240 passengers of the Argo Bromo Anggrek train were reported to be safe. Meanwhile, as of 08.45 WIB, 14 people on the KRL were reported dead and 84 people were injured who are currently receiving medical treatment.
The handling of the victims was carried out at a number of health facilities, including the Bekasi Regional Hospital, Bella Bekasi Hospital, Primaya Hospital Bekasi Timur, Mitra Plumbon Cibitung, Bakti Kartini Hospital, Siloam Bekasi Timur Hospital, Hermina Hospital, and Mitra Keluarga Bekasi Timur Hospital and Mitra Keluarga Bekasi Barat Hospital.
"All medical expenses for the injured victims and funeral expenses for the deceased victims are fully covered by insurance and KAI," said Anne Purba, Vice President of Corporate Communication at KAI, in an official statement, Tuesday, April 28.
Anne also said that KAI is committed to providing full support to the victims and their families who are affected, including ensuring that the handling process runs quickly, properly, and is coordinated with all related parties.
Furthermore, Anne said the process of evacuating the victims lasted quite a long time because there were still survivors who needed careful handling.
"The medical team together with Basarnas and the KAI team continues to make maximum efforts to provide the best assistance to all victims," he said.
Anne said KAI also set up an Information Post at East Bekasi Station to help families obtain information related to passengers.
"For the time being, the Bekasi Timur Station does not serve passengers, while the KRL journey is only served to Bekasi Station," he said.
In addition, Anne also expressed her condolences and apologized to all customers.
"We express our deepest condolences for this incident and apologize to all customers. Our focus right now is to ensure that all victims receive the best treatment and continue to coordinate with all parties so that the handling process runs well," said Anne.
Previously reported, PT Kereta Api Indonesia (Persero) Regional Operation 1 Jakarta said that there had been a disruption of train travel in the East Bekasi area, specifically at the East Bekasi Station KM 28+920, on Monday at 20.52 WIB.
The disruption occurred due to the event of the tertemper of PLB 5568A (CL KPB-CKR) by PLB 4B (KA Argo Bromo Anggrek Gambir-Surabaya Pasar Turi relationship) at the location of the incident, which had an impact on the operation of train travel on the line.
KAI Jakarta Regional Office 1 Public Relations Manager, Franoto Wibowo, said PT KAI together with the police were carrying out the evacuation process for the train series and handling the victims at the scene.
"We are trying our best so that railway travel operations can return to normal as soon as possible," said Franoto.
KAI ensures that officers in the field have moved quickly to handle and secure the location, and coordinate with relevant parties to expedite the evacuation process and recovery of travel.
As a security measure, the upper current flow (LAA) on the Cibitung-Bekasi Timur crossing and the Bekasi Timur emplasemen were temporarily disabled.
The cause of the incident and the number of train trips affected are still under investigation and further data collection. Information will continue to be updated periodically.
KAI also appeals to the public to always be careful and comply with safety rules, especially in the area of the rail line and the intersection, in order to prevent similar incidents.
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