2013 Bintaro train crash

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Bintaro rail crash
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Tokyo Metro 7121/7021 in Cikaum Station. This set were no longer in operation due to accident, where this set colliding the Pertamina fuel truck.
2013 Bintaro train crash
Details
Date9 December 2013;10 years ago (2013-12-09)
11:20 local time (04:20 UTC)
LocationBintaro, Jakarta
Country Indonesia
LineSerpong - Tanah Abang line
Operator KAI Commuter Jabodetabek
Incident typeCollision with tanker truck
CauseHuman Error
Statistics
Trains1
Vehicles1 (tanker truck)
Passengers67
Crew3 (Driver, Engine Assistant, Train Technicians)
Deaths7
Injured63
Damagethe first carriage specifically for the female train until the third carriage dropped and rolled to the right so that the driver's cabin was severely damaged and the tank cargo truck was severely burned

The Bintaro rail crash occurred on 9 December 2013 when a KRL Commuterline train crashed into a Pertamina gasoline tanker at a railroad crossing in Bintaro, Jakarta, Indonesia on Monday morning, causing at least one female-only carriage to overturn and burst into flames. [1] [2] At least 7 people were killed (including the three train drivers) and another 63 were wounded in the crash.

The Tokyo Metro 7121/7021F, were involved in this accident. Eventually the Tokyo Metro 7121/7021 was retired and scrapped in December 2014.

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References

  1. "Updated: Train Crashes Into Gas Tanker in Bintaro, Several Killed". The Jakarta Globe . December 9, 2013. Archived from the original on December 14, 2013. Retrieved December 9, 2013.
  2. "4 People die in Indonesia train accident". BBC News . December 9, 2013. Archived from the original on December 13, 2013. Retrieved December 9, 2013.