TRANSPARENT INVESTIGATION NEEDED
Experts and activists called for a thorough and transparent investigation to prevent future accidents.
“How can there be two different train sets in the same block without triggering a warning in the system?” Tulus Abadi of the advocacy group, Indonesian Empowered Consumers Forum, questioned in a statement on Tuesday.
“The ministry of transportation and the National Transportation Safety Committee (KNKT) must not only perform a routine investigation but also an audit of the whole signalling system.”
The KNKT said three investigators have been deployed to gather evidence and investigate the cause of the accidents.
“The KNKT investigation team has been at the scene since last night to gather facts and information on the ground,” its spokesman Anggo Anurogo said, as quoted by Antara on Tuesday.
Anggo declined to discuss details of the investigation, including when the KNKT will issue a preliminary report.
The driver of the taxi involved in the accident was unharmed and has been questioned by the local police.
The taxi operator – the Indonesian branch of Vietnam-based Green SM, which runs a fleet of VinFast electric vehicles – said in a social media post that it will cooperate fully with the investigation.
Darmaningtyas of INSTRAN said it is important for the government to be transparent about the investigation.
“There are still many unanswered questions,” he said. “Those responsible must be held accountable.”
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