LRT Collision During Trial, Director Of PT INKA Apologizes

LRT collision during trial (AntaraNews)

JAKARTA - There has been a collision during the LRT test on the rail above the Jagorawi Toll Road Kilometer 12/600. The collision caused the driver to suffer minor injuries. This is indicated because the driver did not reduce the speed.

Luckily, the collision did not take any lives. This was confirmed by the Director of PT INKA Budi Novintoro. Budi explained that the KRL did not reduce its speed when approaching a train unit that was still on the same track.

"From the outset, this was an early indication that the driver at the time the alert was too fast," said Budi in a virtual press conference on Monday, October 25, 2021.

However, the driver survived and only suffered minor injuries. Immediately, the engineer was immediately treated and asked for information about the incident.

"There is an indication of a fast alert, the driver is okay, thank God, he was slightly injured, so the NTSC team will take further investigations," he said.

In addition, Budi also added that the collision occurred when the testing process was almost complete. An investigation is currently underway which will determine the next steps.

"We are in the process of testing the LRT and we are almost done with dynamic testing," said Budi.

Openly, Budi and the board of directors of PT INKA apologized for the LRT collision.

"On behalf of the President Director and the directors of PT INKA, I apologize to all parties. So this is initial information, will report later. If there is more detail, I will report it later," he said.

The LRT collision occurred at around 12:30 WIB. A local resident named Eman Sulaiman (32) said the accident caused a loud explosion.

"Hear an explosion. It was the LRT that crashed, like that 'der' sound,” said Eman.