Playing on the rails, 4 people killed by being hit by a train in Cirebon

Jakarta –

4 people were reported to have died as a result hit by a train (KA) inside CirebonWest Java (West Java). The accident happened when several people were playing on the rails.

“Information from the team of the railway facility, there are 4 unknown people in custody,” said Public Relations Manager of KAI Daop 1 Jakarta, Ixfan Hendriwintoko, when asked to confirm, Sunday (22/9/2024).

First, news circulated that this accident happened in Karawang region, West Java. However, Ixfan confirmed that the accident happened in Cirebon.

“It happened on September 22 at 06.57 WIB at Km 88 + 700 lane upstream, section of Cikampek Tanjung Rasa road. It is in Daop 3 Cirebon, just for the hospital, the nearest hospital is generally in Karawang Regency,” he said.

The four were hit by KA Fajar Utama Solo between Pasar Senen and Solo. The identities of the four victims are not yet known.

There were rumors that the four deaths consisted of two adults and two children.

“So the cause was an accident by an unknown person. Then there was a delay of 14 minutes. The train made an emergency stop at the station to inspect the locomotive and the train and make an accident report,” said e.

KAI expressed concern about the accident. KAI also reminded people that activities on train tracks are prohibited.

Ixfan said the engineer had sounded the train’s trumpet or horn several times to warn residents on the tracks. However, residents who were still on the train tracks ignored the sound of the train’s horn.

“We are very concerned about this incident until it happened because they were in a prohibited area as regulated in Article 181 paragraph (1) of Law No. 23 of 2007 regarding Railways which says that everyone is prohibited from being in the utility room. of a railway, hauling, moving, placing or moving goods on rails, or over railway lines,” he said.

(jbr/lir)