Wire›2026 04 28›Train Collision In Indonesia Kills Seven As Rescuers Work To Reach Survivors

The Wire/April 28, 2026

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Train collision in Indonesia kills seven as rescuers work to reach survivors

<p>Efforts continue to free two trapped passengers in wreckage after long-distance train collides with commuter train outside Jakarta, injuring 81</p><p>The death toll from a train collision near the Indonesian capital Jakarta has risen to 14 with another 84 injured, the train op

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Train collision in Indonesia kills seven as rescuers work to reach survivors<p>Efforts continue to free two trapped passengers in wreckage after long-distance train collides with commuter train outside Jakarta, injuring 81</p><p>The death toll from a train collision near the Indonesian capital Jakarta has risen to 14 with another 84 injured, the train op
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