TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - A diesel train locomotive derailed and hit a platform at Kota Station yesterday. The locomotive, bearing serial number CC2019907, derailed when it attempted to shift track.
Agus Komarudin from PT KAI said that it took place at early in the morning at 06:20am, the moment when the locomotive was trying to shift to track 10. He added that the locomotive experienced a brake failure, causing it to continue moving and hit the end of a platform.
Nevertheless, the incident cost no casualty. Agus confirmed that PT KAI Is now investigating the cause of the incident. “We are investigating it. It could be the brake or the railroad,” said Agus.
PRAGA UTAMA