JAKARTA - The Kramat Jati Police Hospital, East Jakarta, is still identifying as many as 10 bags of the bodies of victims of an accident between the Commuter Line electric train (KRL) and a long-distance train at Bekasi Timur Station, Bekasi City, Monday (27/4) evening.
"Yes, there are 10 bags of bodies that we received at the National Police Hospital," said the Head of the Kramat Jati National Police Hospital, Brigjen Pol. Prima Heru Yulihartono, as reported by ANTARA, Tuesday, April 28.
All the bodies are currently undergoing identification by the forensic team. This process is carried out to ensure the identity of the victims before being handed over to the family.
"The bags of bodies we received are being identified," said Prima.
According to him, the body bags began arriving at the Polri Hospital on Tuesday morning at around 03.00 WIB.
However, until now the identification process has not been completed. The Disaster Victim Identification (DVI) team is still working to match the data before death (ante mortem) and after death (post mortem) to ensure the accuracy of the victim's identity.
Prima has not detailed the identity of the victim or the number that has been successfully identified. The entire process is still ongoing and takes time.
The Polri Hospital appealed to families who felt that they had lost their family members to wait for the official identification results from the DVI team in order to avoid mistakes in the process of identifying the bodies.
PT Kereta Api Indonesia (Persero) said the death toll from the collision between the Commuter Line train and the long-distance train at Bekasi Timur Station, West Java, Monday (27/4) evening, increased to 14 people.
KAI President Director Bobby Rasyidin said based on the latest data as of 08.45 WIB, 14 people had died.
The victim who died was taken to the Kramat Jati Police Hospital for further identification. Meanwhile, 84 injured victims have received medical treatment at various health facilities.
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