The death toll in Indonesia train crash rose to 14 on Tuesday, with the officials confirming that all of them were women. Rescue teams completed the evacuation of all victims from inside the wreckage about midmorning.
The crash occurred on Monday when a long-distance train crashed into the rear car of the stopped commuter train at Bekasi Timur Station outside Jakarta. The car was one designated for women only, a common accommodation to stop harassment.
A total of 84 injured people were taken to hospitals for treatment, said Bobby Rasyidin, CEO of state-owned railway company PT Kereta Api Indonesia. The bodies of the dead were taken to a hospital for further identification.
"There are no further casualties,” said Mohammad Syafii, the head of the National Search and Rescue Agency.
All 240 passengers on the Argo Bromo Anggrek long-distance train were safe, officials said.
Police were investigating the cause of the accident, Jakarta Police Chief Asep Edi Suheri told reporters at the scene.
The Indonesian Ministry of Transportation said in a written statement that authorities believe the incident began when another commuter train collided with a stalled taxi near Bekasi Timur Station.
That led staff to stop a second commuter train at the station, where it was struck by a long-distance commuter train.
“As for the chronology of events, we are leaving it to the National Transportation Safety Committee to investigate the cause of tonight's train accident in greater detail,” Rasyidin said.
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