Death Toll Climbs to 14 in Indonesia Train Crash, Evacuation Ongoing

Bangla Press Desk:   The death toll from a train collision near the ​Indonesian capital Jakarta has risen to 14 ‌with another 84 injured, the train operator said on Tuesday, as rescuers worked to extract survivors still ​trapped in the wreckage.

The collision between a ​commuter train and a long-distance train ⁠happened late on Monday in Bekasi, ​just outside Jakarta.

Mohammad Syafii, the head of ​Indonesia's search and rescue agency, told a press conference early on Tuesday that it was ​a delicate process to rescue survivors from the ​mangled carriages.

"We needed to involve personnel with certain ‌skills ⁠to perform a measured extrication," he said. "There are some victims who are alive to this minute and we're hoping ​to extricate ​them, but ⁠they're still pinned by the train material."

Rescuers have disengaged ​the trains, a Reuters witness said. ​They ⁠were seen using angle grinders to cut through the metal of the train ⁠compartments ​and reach the survivors.