There Was An Explosion When The Brantas Train Hit A Truck In West Semarang
Part of the truck that was hit by the Brantas train at the Madukoro crossing, Semarang City, Central Java, Tuesday (18/7/2023) night. ANTARA/IC Senjaya

SEMARANG - A train accident (KA) at the Madukoro Raya road crossing, West Semarang, Semarang City, involved Brantas train and trucks.

The Brantas train bound for Jakarta-Blitar crashed into the head of the trailer truck that was passing from the north to the circular on Tuesday at around 19.20 WIB.

There was an explosion when the train locomotive hit the head of the truck.

The head and tail of the truck were pinned at the mouth of the West Flood Canal bridge bridge in Semarang.

There has been no official statement from the police or PT KAI regarding the incident.

Dimas (25), a Brantas train passenger who was involved in the accident, admitted that he did not know what had happened.

"There was only a collision and then the train stopped," said the passenger to Blitar, confiscated by Antara.

Meanwhile, joint police officers and KAI are still trying to evacuate a series of trucks stuck in the mouth of the bridge.

The exact number of casualties in the incident is not yet known.


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