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JAKARTA - A carriage of a crowded Indonesian passenger train plunged into a dry river bed on Java island on Tuesday, killing at least five people and injuring nearly 100, a police official said today.
The accident happened before dawn about 11km west of the town of Purwokerto in Central Java. The train was heading to the capital Jakarta.
"Survivors said the train was very crowded and it stopped before one of the carriages derailed and toppled over," police official Darkoni said by telephone.
Train crashes and other transport accidents are relatively frequent in the sprawling country, where infrastructure has strained to keep pace with population and economic growth.
- REUTERS
