Two trains collided near Indonesia’s capital, Jakarta, killing at least 14 people and injuring dozens more, authorities said.
The crash occurred on Monday evening after trains near Bekasi Timur station were ordered to stop because a taxi had become stuck on the tracks at a level crossing.
First, a commuter train struck the taxi. According to officials, no one was hurt at that stage.
Shortly afterwards, however, an intercity train carrying 240 passengers on a different track was unable to come to a full stop and crashed into another commuter train standing at the station, said Franto Wibowo, a spokesman for Indonesia’s state railway company.
Footage from the crossing shows the front of the first commuter train pressed against the side of the taxi on the tracks. Images from the station show rescuers carrying the injured out of the damaged carriages of the second commuter train, passing stretchers through the windows.
Rescue teams worked through the night, clearing debris and searching for survivors, said Mohammad Syafii, head of Indonesia’s national search and rescue agency. According to him, several people managed to escape from the damaged carriages. In total, at least 84 people were injured.
All 14 of those killed were on the commuter train, authorities said.
The intercity train was travelling from Jakarta to Surabaya—the second-largest city in Indonesia, located at the far end of Java, the country’s main island.
Rail services around the capital remained disrupted on Tuesday.