36 Accidents Occurred In The Daop 7 Madiun Region Throughout 2022, KAI: Don't Be Activating On The Train Line!

Illustration. A child crossed a railroad tracks in Pejompongan, Jakarta. (Antara)

MADIUN - PT Kereta Api Indonesia (Persero) Operational Area (Daop) 7 Madiun asked residents to be vigilant when crossing the railroad tracks. Residents are asked to always look right and left on the alert for accidents on the train line.

"KAI urges the public to be careful when near the railway line. Don't walk, play or do activities on the railroad line, because trains cannot stop suddenly. There have been quite a number of victims, due to lack of vigilance when near the lane," said Public Relations Manager of PT KAI Daop 7 Madiun Supriyanto when confirmed, Sunday, September 25.

He said, during early January 2022 until now there have been approximately 36 accidents at railroad crossings. In 2021, there were a total of 46 incidents in the Daop 7 Madiun area, East Java.

According to him, residents must prioritize the pace of trains when they are about to pass. Residents must also look to the right and left on the road, in order to anticipate accidents.

His party is concerned and saddened by the incident when a resident died when he was hit by a train on the KM 180+8/9 Petak train road Ngadiluwih-Kediri, Trate Hamlet, Banjarejo Village, Ngadiluwih District, Kediri Regency.

Based on an Antara report, the victim was identified as Dayat (52), a farmer, a resident of a local village. The victim died after being hit by a train with wounds all over his body.

Apart from today, previously there was also a car being hit by a train in Ngadiluwih District. As a result, one person died at the scene, while one person was hospitalized.

The Kediri Regency Government is actually also trying to disburse the budget to install a gate on a railroad crossing that was previously without a gate. One of them is on Jalan Merah Dusun Krajan, Branggahan Village, Ngadiluwih District, Kediri Regency.

The Regent of Kediri, Hanindhito Himawan Pramana, revealed that the installation of the gate at the level crossing was carried out as an effort to anticipate accidents at the railroad crossing. Moreover, at that crossing, the traffic flow was crowded.

The installation is in accordance with the target to be completed by the end of August 2022. However, other crossings that do not have a gate are still in the process of being studied to be coordinated with the Directorate General of Railways.

Head of the Kediri Regency Transportation Service, Joko Suwono, added that apart from installing the gate, at that point a guard post was also built.

The installation of the gate is 7 meters wide, installed on two sides of the crossing with a budget of around Rp. 191 million. Meanwhile, the budget guard post prepared is around Rp. 98 million, which comes from the 2022 Kediri Regency APBD.

Joko also revealed that his party had prepared six guard officers at the gate at the crossing. They were recruited from local residents and are currently undergoing briefing in Jombang to undergo the internship process.

"We will pay from the APBD. They are internships at Jombang before they are actually in charge of guarding crossings," said Joko.