Petarukan train collision

Petarukan train collision
Details
Date2 October 2010
03:00 local time[1] (20:00, 1 October UTC.)
LocationPetarukan
Coordinates6°51′36″S 109°20′24″E / 6.86000°S 109.34000°E / -6.86000; 109.34000
CountryIndonesia
OperatorPT Kereta Api
Incident typeRear-end collision
CauseHuman error
Statistics
Trains2
Passengers900 (approx)
Deaths36[2]
Injured50

The Petarukan train collision occurred on 2 October 2010, at Petarukan, in Pemalang Regency of Central Java, Indonesia, when two intercity trains collided with each other. Thirty-six people died as a result of the accident, and 50 people were reported injured.

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference BBC11458085 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ David Batty (2 October 2010). "Indonesian train crash kills dozens". Guardian. Retrieved 2 October 2010.