KEBUMEN - The Gajayana train (KA) majoring in Malang-Gambir hit a truck on the crossing of a piece of Lundong Village, Kutowinangun District, Kebumen Regency, Central Java, Tuesday, January 27 night. The incident caused the guard post to be destroyed and a long traffic jam around the scene.
The accident occurred at around 21.32 WIB. The Gajayana train hit a truck with the police number L 8861 UC which was traveling from the east. The hard collision made the middle of the truck ring badly and the vehicle was bounced to hit the guard post of the crossing bridge.
As a result of the incident, the post building of the crossing guard suffered heavy damage. Meanwhile, traffic flow around the crossing was experiencing severe congestion due to the process of evacuating trucks and handling the train line.
PT KAI Daop 5 Purwokerto in its release stated that the accident resulted in train travel on the line being disrupted. For the time being, travel can only be carried out through one lane with a maximum speed limit of 40 kilometers per hour.
"Based on the latest information from field officers, the evacuation process of the truck has been completed. Currently, the upstream and downstream lanes can be passed at the permitted speed. We apologize for the delay in travel due to the incident," wrote KAI on the official X account quoted Wednesday, January 28.
KAI stated that it was still waiting for the results of the official examination to ensure the complete chronology and the exact cause of the accident.
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