JAKARTA: A woman died after being hit by a train in Pondok Jati, Central Jakarta, on Thursday morning.
Sumaryani, 43, a civil servant, had just dropped her child off at kindergarten, when she ducked under a railroad crossing gate and attempted to cross the tracks, according to a witness.
As the woman attempted to climb onto the railroad platform, she lost her balance and was hit by the passing locomotive. She died almost instantly of massive head trauma.
"She crossed the tracks even though she could see the approaching train," said Kasuwat, who was the crossing guard on duty at the time of the accident.
"The locomotive was only moving about five kilometers an hour."
On Wednesday, two men died after being hit by trains in separate locations in the city.
Railroad accidents occur frequently in Jakarta, despite safety measures and public warnings at railway crossings.
Adj. First Insp. I Wayan Pharma, a police officer from Duren Sawit subprecinct, said he usually received two to three fatal train accident reports every week. --JP
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