2022 Serang train crash
{{Short description|Train crash in Indonesia}}
{{Infobox public transit accident
|name=2022 Serang train crash
|date=July 26, 2022, {{time ago|2022-07-26}}
|time=Around 11:00 am
|location= Silebu, Kragilan, Serang, Banten
|country=Indonesia
| image_map = {{maplink|frame=yes|frame-align=center|type=point|zoom=9|text=Location of the derailment}}
|operator=Kereta Api Indonesia
|type=Collision with an odong-odong
|cause=Human error
|deaths=9
|injuries=24
|line=Merak–Rangkasbitung railway
}}
A train crash occurred on July 26, 2022 when a Kereta Api Indonesia (KAI) Lokal Merak train crashed into an odong-odong (a vehicle resembling a bus that carries people, most often children, for amusement purposes) at a level crossing in Serang, Banten, Indonesia on Tuesday morning, causing at least one odong-odong to be overturned.{{Citation needed|date=September 2023}} At least nine people were killed, including three children, and another 24 were wounded in the crash.
This was also the first fatal crash involving a train colliding with an odong-odong in history.{{cite web|title=Kronologi Kecelakaan Odong-odong di Serang, 9 Orang Tewas|url=https://news.detik.com/berita/d-6202049/kronologi-kecelakaan-odong-odong-di-serang-9-orang-tewas|publisher=Detik|access-date=9 August 2022}}
Collision
A KAI Lokal Merak passenger train heading to Rangkasbitung collided with an odong-odong that was obstructing a level crossing from Walantaka to Kragilan at Silebu, Serang, Indonesia. It was reported that the odong-odong had more than 20 people aboard while intentionally obstructing the level crossing.{{cite web |last=Wibowo |first=Krisno |date=26 July 2022 |title=Sopir Odong-odong Ugal-ugalan, Penyebab Tertabrak Kereta Api |url=https://yogyakarta.pikiran-rakyat.com/news/pr-2785110698/sopir-odong-odong-ugal-ugalan-penyebab-tertabrak-kereta-api |access-date=26 July 2022 |publisher=Yogyaline}} Extensive damage was caused to the rear of the odong-odong.
Nine people were killed, including three children, and 24 people were injured.{{cite news |last=Iqbal |first=Muhammad |date=26 July 2022 |title=9 Korban Tewas Odong-odong Ditabrak KA di Serang: 3 Bocah, 6 Ibu-ibu |publisher=Detik |url=https://news.detik.com/berita/d-6199630/9-korban-tewas-odong-odong-ditabrak-ka-di-serang-3-bocah-6-ibu-ibu}}
Investigation
The driver was charged with negligent homicide and causing actual bodily harm by negligence,{{cite news |last=Suryana |first=Mansyur |date=27 July 2022 |title=Polda Banten tetapkan sopir odong-odong sebagai tersangka |publisher=Antara News |editor-last=Tarmizi |editor-first=Tasrief |url=https://www.antaranews.com/berita/3021785/polda-banten-tetapkan-sopir-odong-odong-sebagai-tersangka}} which carries a penalty of six to 12 years in prison.{{cite news |last=Ridho |first=Rasyid |date=29 November 2022 |title=Sopir Odong-odong yang Tewaskan 10 Warga Serang Banten Divonis 10 Tahun Penjara |publisher=Kompas |editor-last=Putri |editor-first=Gloria Setyvani |url=https://regional.kompas.com/read/2022/11/29/150725478/sopir-odong-odong-yang-tewaskan-10-warga-serang-banten-divonis-10-tahun?page=all}}
Investigators determined that the cause of the crash was the driver's carelessness.{{cite news |last=Ridho |first=Rasyid |date=27 July 2022 |title=Penumpang Odong-odong Sudah Teriak Kereta Lewat, tapi Sopir Tak Dengar karena Putar Musik Kencang |publisher=Kompas |editor-last=Purba |editor-first=David Oliver |url=https://regional.kompas.com/read/2022/07/27/181011878/penumpang-odong-odong-sudah-teriak-kereta-lewat-tapi-sopir-tak-dengar}} It was also confirmed that the odong-odong was banned from any public roads due to safety reasons.{{cite news |last=Sari |first=Janlika Putri Indah |date=7 August 2022 |title=Sudah Dilarang, Odong-odong Masih Beroperasi di Serang |publisher=Kompas |editor-last=Ferdian |editor-first=Azwar |url=https://otomotif.kompas.com/read/2022/08/07/074100615/sudah-dilarang-odong-odong-masih-beroperasi-di-serang}}
Aftermath
The tragedy was one of a series of multiple-casualty incidents on Indonesia's overcrowded and undermaintained railway system. The director of KAI commented that no gate was installed at the crossing due to the low frequency of trains on the route, while assuring that it would look into the matter.
In addition, prior to this incident, residents had improved the crossing by adding only crossing gates.{{cite news |last=Hasanudin |first=Aden |date=2022-07-26 |title=Perlintasan KA Silebu Tanpa Palang Pintu, Banyak Telan Korban |publisher=Media Banten |url=https://mediabanten.com/perlintasan-ka-silebu-tanpa-palang-pintu-banyak-telan-korban}}
References
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Category:2022 disasters in Indonesia
Category:2022 road incidents in Asia
Category:Accidents and incidents involving Kereta Api Indonesia
Category:July 2022 in Indonesia
Category:Level crossing incidents in Indonesia