00:01The death toll from a train collision in Indonesia has risen to seven, with 81 others injured,
00:07a railway official said on Tuesday, as rescuers worked to free survivors trapped in the wreckage.
00:13The crash between a commuter train and a long-distance service occurred late Monday in Bokasi, just outside Jakarta.
00:21Passenger Hariati said she had just stepped off the commuter train at East Bokasi Station
00:25when it collided with an oncoming intercity train.
00:54Indonesia's Search and Rescue Chief, Mohamed Shafi, said early Tuesday that efforts to
00:59extract survivors were delicate, with many still pinned in mangled carriages and requiring
01:05specialized rescue operations.
01:07State railway firm PTK-AI Chief Executive Bobby Rashidun confirmed the death toll had risen
01:13to seven.
01:14He said a taxi on the tracks was struck by the commuter train before a long-distance train
01:19hit a women-only carriage.
01:21Taxi operator Green SM Indonesia said the vehicle involved belonged to its fleet and that it
01:27had provided information to authorities to assist investigations.
01:31Indonesia's National Transportation Safety Committee, KNKT, is investigating the crash.
01:37Railway operator spokesperson Ann Purba said all 240 passengers on board the long-distance train
01:44were safe.
01:45Authorities have yet to confirm how many people were on the commuter train or the full extent
01:50of additional injuries.
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