Key Takeaways
- The death toll in the Indonesia train-bus collision was corrected to one victim.
- The initial report said five people were killed in the accident, but this was later found to be incorrect.
- Azhar Zaki Assjari, public relations manager of PT KAI Divre IV Tanjung Karang, apologized for the error in the death toll.
The regional railway department in Indonesia’s South Sumatra province corrected the death toll in a train-bus collision to one victim after initial reports said five people were killed. This correction was made after confirming with the regional hospital handling the traffic accident.
“After confirming with the regional hospital handling the traffic accident, there was one fatality,” said Azhar Zaki Assjari, public relations manager of the local railway department PT KAI Divre IV Tanjung Karang.
At around 1.10 p.m. local time on Sunday, a train crashed into a bus at a crossing in East Ogan Komering Ulu Regency. Assjari on Sunday said five people were killed in the accident in a written statement. He has apologised for the error.
