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00:00Yes, the Raja Basa train which serves the Tanjung Karang-Kertapati route crashed
00:05with a Putra Sulung bus bound for Bandung in West Java
00:09at the Waytuba crossing in Martapura, East Ogan, Komoring Ulus, South Sumatra at 2 p.m. on Sunday.
00:17Eyewitnesses said that the bus suffered an engine failure right at the middle of the track.
00:23The bus driver attempted to restart the engine but failed.
00:26Not long after, the Raja Basa train bound for Palembang from Lampung arrived and rammed through the bus.
00:37Meanwhile, Tanjung Karang Kereta Api Indonesia or KAI Company Regional 4 PR Manager Azhar Zaki Asjari
00:45said that the incident took place at an official train crossing with gates
00:50which was only manned independently by locals.
00:54During the incident, the train machinist used a horn to warn the bus. However, it was ignored.
01:00The incident claimed one life and injured many others while the Raja Basa train itself was severely damaged.
01:06Aside from that, train travel in the area was delayed for two hours.
01:11Fortunately, PTK ensured that no one on board the train was seriously injured.
01:18The official train crossing was not maintained.
01:25However, KAI in February last year improved the safety of the crossing
01:33by installing gates and maintained by the locals.
01:41Our train machinist did the braking.
01:45However, because the speed of the train was too fast,
01:52the train could not stop abruptly.
01:55So, the bus was cut off about 50 meters from the crossing.
01:59So, the impact of the incident not only hindered the train travel,
02:07but also caused damage to the railway.
02:10So, we had to evacuate or move the bus on the railway
02:18so that the railway could be passed by KAI.
02:21We have to make improvements to improve the situation.
02:24The bus could be passed at 15.24 PM.
02:28It could be passed by all KAI, both KAI goods and KAI passengers.
02:40For more information, visit www.fema.gov