{"id":692,"date":"2026-05-27T03:32:34","date_gmt":"2026-05-27T03:32:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/asianewscast.com\/2026\/05\/27\/10-hours-and-1-surgeon-the-quiet-hero-of-indonesias-train-crash-tragedy\/"},"modified":"2026-05-27T03:32:34","modified_gmt":"2026-05-27T03:32:34","slug":"10-hours-and-1-surgeon-the-quiet-hero-of-indonesias-train-crash-tragedy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.asianewscast.com\/?p=692","title":{"rendered":"10 hours and 1 surgeon: The quiet hero of Indonesia\u2019s train crash tragedy"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"content\">\n<div class=\"layout layout--onecol\">\n<div class=\"layout__region layout__region--content\">\n<section data-title=\"Leaderboard  01 Article\" class=\"block block-ad-entity block-ad-displayleaderboard-01-article clearfix\">\n<div class=\"block-title\">Advertisement<\/div>\n<div id=\"ad-entity-bF9ngoElIqU\" class=\"ad-entity-container not-initialized\" data-ad-entity=\"lb01_mobile\" 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class=\"content-detail__description\">\n<p>He was supposed to head home after a night out with his family but Muhammad Iqbal El Mubarak ended up coordinating efforts to save the lives of those trapped in a devastating train accident.<br \/>\n\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"layout layout--twocol-section layout--twocol-section--75-25\">\n<div class=\"layout__region layout__region--first\">\n<section data-title=\"Hero Emphasis\" class=\"block detail-hero-media block-mc-hero-emphasis block-hero-emphasis clearfix\">\n<figure data-title=\"Hero Emphasis\" class=\"figure block detail-hero-media block-mc-hero-emphasis block-hero-emphasis clearfix\" data-img-id=\"\">\n<p>      <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"image\" 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(Photo: AP)<br \/>\n    <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"content-wrapper\">\n<section class=\"block block- block--view-mode-default clearfix\">\n<figure class=\"figure block block- block--view-mode-default clearfix\" data-img-id=\"\">\n            <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/dam.mediacorp.sg\/image\/upload\/s--oxCILTGM--\/c_fill,g_auto,h_468,w_830\/fl_relative,g_south_east,l_mediacorp:cna:watermark:2024-04:reuters_1,w_0.1\/f_auto,q_auto\/v1\/one-cms\/core\/2026-04-27T162015Z_1_LYNXMPEM3Q14L_RTROPTP_3_INDONESIA-TRAINS.JPG?itok=Uo7Lwr2A\" alt=\"\"><figcaption class=\"figure__caption\">\n      Emergency personnel rescue victims trapped in the damaged train after two trains collided in the city of Bekasi, West Java province, Indonesia, on Apr 27, 2026. (Photo: REUTERS\/Ajeng Dinar Ulfiana)<br \/>\n    <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"content-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"text\">\n<div class=\"text-long\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><span>No one appeared to be coordinating the medical teams arriving from different hospitals,\u00a0<\/span>Iqbal told CNA later. He said<span> it was unclear who was triaging victims or assessing the severity of their injuries. No one seemed to be keeping track of available medical equipment and supplies.<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><span>As a surgeon with t<\/span>wo decades of experience volunteering in disaster zones across Indonesia and abroad<span>, Iqbalwas recognised by local media and senior officials as a critical figure in the rescue effort of five victims who were trapped in the mangled metal wreckage of\u00a0<\/span>the\u00a0<span>commuter train\u2019s all-female carriage.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"content-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"referenced-card\">\n<h4 class=\"h4 h4--related-block\">\n<div>Related:<\/div>\n<\/h4>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"media-object\">\n<div class=\"media-object__figure\">\n  <a class=\"link\" href=\"\/asia\/indonesia-bekasi-train-accident-safety-overhaul-separate-tracks-level-crossings-6086221\"><br \/>\n            <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/dam.mediacorp.sg\/image\/upload\/s--wGxjxU5A--\/c_crop,h_900,w_1600,x_0,y_76\/c_fill,g_auto,h_98,w_175\/fl_relative,g_south_east,l_mediacorp:cna:watermark:2021-08:cna,w_0.1\/f_auto,q_auto\/v1\/mediacorp\/cna\/image\/2026\/04\/28\/dsc_9676.jpg?itok=3K8jvEok\" alt=\"Dsc 9676\"><br \/>\n                <\/a>\n    <\/div>\n<div class=\"media-object__content\">\n<div class=\"media-object__body\">\n<div class=\"list-object\">\n<h6 class=\"h6 list-object__heading\">\n<a class=\"h6__link list-object__heading-link\" href=\"\/asia\/indonesia-bekasi-train-accident-safety-overhaul-separate-tracks-level-crossings-6086221\"><br \/>\n      <span>Snap Insight: Indonesia in need of rail safety overhaul after fatal train crash<\/span><br \/>\n  <\/a><br \/>\n  <\/h6>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"media-object\">\n<div class=\"media-object__figure\">\n  <a class=\"link\" href=\"\/asia\/indonesia-hari-raya-road-trips-become-more-perilous-6001271\"><br \/>\n            <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/dam.mediacorp.sg\/image\/upload\/s--cok1RsE---\/c_fill,g_auto,h_98,w_175\/fl_relative,g_south_east,l_mediacorp:cna:watermark:2021-08:cna,w_0.1\/f_auto,q_auto\/v1\/mediacorp\/cna\/image\/2026\/03\/18\/dji_0249.jpg?itok=CCF6S3TV\" alt=\"\"><br \/>\n                <\/a>\n    <\/div>\n<div class=\"media-object__content\">\n<div class=\"media-object__body\">\n<div class=\"list-object\">\n<h6 class=\"h6 list-object__heading\">\n<a class=\"h6__link list-object__heading-link\" href=\"\/asia\/indonesia-hari-raya-road-trips-become-more-perilous-6001271\"><br \/>\n      <span>Hari Raya gridlock: How Middle East war heightens road risks for millions in Indonesia, Malaysia<\/span><br \/>\n  <\/a><br \/>\n  <\/h6>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"content-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"text\">\n<div class=\"text-long\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><span>Iqbal said he worked to keep trapped victims hydrated and prevent them from going into shock. He also made the decision to sedate some of them so rescuers could free them without causing unbearable pain.<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">And a month after the disaster, his role in the rescue has thrust him into the Indonesian media spotlight and gained recognition from authorities.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><span>\u201cIqbal was instrumental in keeping the victims alive while rescuers worked to free them,\u201d Desiana Kartika Bahari, chief of the Jakarta Search and Rescue Office who led the operation that night, told CNA.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><span>\u201cHe was directing the medical teams on site and\u00a0(he) stayed until the last person was evacuated in the morning.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"content-wrapper\">\n<section class=\"block block- block--view-mode-default clearfix\">\n<figure class=\"figure block block- block--view-mode-default clearfix\" data-img-id=\"\">\n            <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/dam.mediacorp.sg\/image\/upload\/s--8N0h8EqO--\/c_fill,g_auto,h_468,w_830\/f_auto,q_auto\/v1\/mediacorp\/cna\/image\/2026\/05\/26\/whatsapp_image_2026-05-25_at_12.49.30.jpeg?itok=cFTZqqEH\" alt=\"\"><figcaption class=\"figure__caption\">\n      Chief of the Jakarta Search and Rescue Office, Desiana Kartika Bahari (in red helmet) giving instructions during the evacuation efforts in the Apr 27, 2026 train crash. (Photo: Courtesy of Indonesian National Search and Rescue Agency)<br \/>\n    <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"content-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"text\">\n<div class=\"text-long\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><span>The first victim, 26-year-old Nurul, was evacuated at 4.17am, more than seven hours after the crash,\u00a0<\/span>according to authorities<span>. The fifth and final trapped victim, Endang Kuswati,\u00a0<\/span>41<span>, was rescued at 7.25am.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><span>Fifteen people died that night. Another victim, 25-year-old Mia Citra Rumaisha &#8211; one of the five people Iqbal helped rescue &#8211; succumbed to her injuries two days later.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span>A RACE AGAINST TIME<\/span><\/h2>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><span>The accident began when an electric taxi reportedly stalled at an unmanned level crossing near the station. At 8.48pm, the vehicle was struck by a commuter train travelling from east to west.<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><span>As news of the collision spread, crowds gathered along the tracks while another commuter train travelling in the opposite direction was instructed to remain at East Bekasi station.<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><span>A third train &#8211; an express service travelling from Jakarta to Surabaya in East Java &#8211; slammed into the stationary commuter train, crushing passengers in the packed women-only carriage at the rear.<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><span>Rescue chief Desiana said the impact was so severe that the diesel-powered locomotive tore some 10m into the crowded commuter train, crumpling its metal body and trapping passengers inside.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"content-wrapper\">\n<section class=\"block block- block--view-mode-default clearfix\">\n<figure class=\"figure block block- block--view-mode-default clearfix\" data-img-id=\"\">\n            <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/dam.mediacorp.sg\/image\/upload\/s--uOegK_-a--\/c_crop,h_576,w_1024,x_0,y_106\/c_fill,g_auto,h_468,w_830\/fl_relative,g_south_east,l_mediacorp:cna:watermark:2023-11:afp_watermark_14112023,w_0.1\/f_auto,q_auto\/v1\/mediacorp\/cna\/image\/2026\/04\/29\/000_a98d8h2.jpg?itok=lY-rrbD2\" alt=\"\"><figcaption class=\"figure__caption\">\n      Workers clear debris at the train collision site at Bekasi Timur Station in Bekasi, West Java on Apr 28, 2026. (Photo: AFP\/Rezas)<br \/>\n    <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"content-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"text\">\n<div class=\"text-long\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><span>Rescuers had to cut through a number of windows using hydraulic shears and spreaders to free dozens of passengers, leaving the five who were pinned down by the crumpling wreckage. There were electric sparks, dust and debris everywhere, Desiana\u00a0<\/span>said<span>, while the air was hot, humid and reeking with the smell of diesel from the locomotive.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><span>\u201cWe first had to clear away all the dangerous debris that could collapse on them. That was our priority. At the same time, we worked slowly and carefully, freeing the victims one by one by releasing the metal that was &#8230; trapping their legs,\u201d Desiana said.<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><span>As rescuers worked to free the trapped victims, Iqbal noticed their conditions beginning to deteriorate.<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><span>\u201c<\/span>(The victims)<span> started becoming drowsy. Some were no longer responsive,\u201d the general surgeon<\/span>told CNA<span>. \u201cTheir blood sugar levels were dropping, so I asked volunteers to find sweets and candies for them.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><span>Paramedics fitted the five victims with oxygen masks and administered intravenous fluids to prevent dehydration, while also making it easier to inject painkillers and other medication.<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><span>Authorities meanwhile tried to bring down the stifling heat inside the crushed carriage by\u00a0<\/span>channelling<span> air from several electric fans through a fire escape chute they borrowed from a local fire department, according to Desiana.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"content-wrapper\">\n<section class=\"block block- block--view-mode-default clearfix\">\n<figure class=\"figure block block- block--view-mode-default clearfix\" data-img-id=\"\">\n            <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/dam.mediacorp.sg\/image\/upload\/s--Uj0J-aV8--\/c_fill,g_auto,h_468,w_830\/f_auto,q_auto\/v1\/mediacorp\/cna\/image\/2026\/05\/26\/screenshot_2026-05-26_at_13.43.44.png?itok=9y1hQWsA\" alt=\"\"><figcaption class=\"figure__caption\">\n      Using a hydraulic device, rescuers try to cut and pry the mangled steel structure pinning down victims of the Apr 27, 2026 train crash in Bekasi, Indonesia. (Photo: Courtesy of Indonesian National Search and Rescue Agency)<br \/>\n    <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"content-wrapper\">\n<section class=\"block block- block--view-mode-default clearfix\">\n<figure class=\"figure block block- block--view-mode-default clearfix\" data-img-id=\"\">\n            <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/dam.mediacorp.sg\/image\/upload\/s--kd2H3AGy--\/c_fill,g_auto,h_468,w_830\/f_auto,q_auto\/v1\/mediacorp\/cna\/image\/2026\/05\/26\/screenshot_2026-05-26_at_13.42.32.png?itok=_XZvodLk\" alt=\"\"><figcaption class=\"figure__caption\">\n      Rescuers had to fashion an impromptu air conditioner made out of electric fans and a fire escape chute to make trapped victims in the Apr 27, 2026 train crash more comfortable. (Photo: Courtesy of Indonesian National Search and Rescue Agency)<br \/>\n    <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"content-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"text\">\n<div class=\"text-long\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><span>As the rescue effort dragged on, Iqbal began\u00a0<\/span>to worry<span> that they were running out of time &#8211; especially if the trapped victims had internal injuries requiring urgent medical attention.<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><span>\u201cEvery time rescuers tried to move them, they were in so much pain and would instinctively resist,\u201d he said. \u201cThat\u2019s when I realised we needed to sedate them. First, so they would not have to endure the pain for much longer. Second, so their bodies could relax and rescuers could pull them out more easily.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><span>Iqbal\u00a0said he\u00a0went to each victim one by one to seek permission to administer general anaesthesia before carrying out the extraction.<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><span>The plan worked. One by one, the victims were freed from the wreckage.<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><span>Only then were Iqbal and his family, who had spent the entire night waiting in the car nearby, finally able to return home and rest.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"content-wrapper\">\n<section class=\"block block- block--view-mode-default clearfix\">\n<figure class=\"figure block block- block--view-mode-default clearfix\" data-img-id=\"\">\n            <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/dam.mediacorp.sg\/image\/upload\/s--6xREW2lP--\/c_fill,g_auto,h_468,w_830\/f_auto,q_auto\/v1\/mediacorp\/cna\/image\/2026\/05\/26\/whatsapp_image_2026-05-20_at_11.12.28.jpeg?itok=Ox1pbx8m\" alt=\"\"><figcaption class=\"figure__caption\">\n      Muhammad Iqbal El Mubarak inside a carriage where rescuers tried to free trapped victims in the Apr 27, 2026 train crash in Indonesia which killed 16 people. (Photo: Courtesy of Muhammad Iqbal El Mubarak)<br \/>\n    <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"content-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"text\">\n<div class=\"text-long\">\n<h2><span>\u201cTHE\u00a0<\/span>MACGYVER\u00a0<span>OF THE MEDICAL WORLD\u201d<\/span><\/h2>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Iqbal said having to spend the night at a disaster scene instead of heading home came as little surprise<span> to his wife and daughters.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><span>Over the years, they had seen him repeatedly leave at odd hours to respond to emergencies, natural disasters and humanitarian crises across Indonesia and other countries,\u00a0<\/span>including\u00a0<span>Bangladesh, Turkey and Gaza.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><span>That sense of duty, he said, was shaped early in his medical training at Syiah Kuala University in Aceh.<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><span>When Iqbal was a student there, the province was still reeling from the devastation of the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami, one of the deadliest natural disasters in modern history, which killed more than 170,000 people in Indonesia alone.<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><span>Many of the professors and doctors who trained him were either survivors themselves or had worked through the catastrophe \u2013 recovering bodies and treating patients with limited resources &#8211; or both.<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><span>\u201cThey taught us that being a doctor is not only about working in hospitals,\u201d Iqbal said. \u201cIt is about being present when people are suffering the most.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"content-wrapper\">\n<section class=\"block block- block--view-mode-default clearfix\">\n<figure class=\"figure block block- block--view-mode-default clearfix\" data-img-id=\"\">\n            <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/dam.mediacorp.sg\/image\/upload\/s--ydEYfYGy--\/c_fill,g_auto,h_468,w_830\/f_auto,q_auto\/v1\/mediacorp\/cna\/image\/2026\/05\/26\/whatsapp_image_2026-05-25_at_12.49.27.jpeg?itok=ICAojPAr\" alt=\"\"><figcaption class=\"figure__caption\">\n      Muhammad Iqbal El Mubarak during a deployment to Lombok Island, Indonesia shortly after it was struck by a 6.4 magnitude earthquake on Jul 29, 2018. (Photo: Courtesy of Muhammad Iqbal El Mubarak)<br \/>\n    <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"content-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"text\">\n<div class=\"text-long\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><span>Even as a medical student, Iqbal\u00a0said he volunteered to be on the frontline of nearly every disaster relief effort he could join.<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><span>His first deployment was during the 2006 Yogyakarta earthquake, which killed more than 5,000 people and\u00a0<\/span>injured tens of thousands more.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><span>\u201cI was still a student at the time, so all I could really do was clean wounds with antiseptic and apply bandages,\u201d he recalled.<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><span>Since then, Iqbal has continuously upgraded his skills, taking courses in rock climbing, mountain rescue and emergency evacuation techniques.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><span>He eventually specialised as a general surgeon, a discipline he describes as \u201cthe MacGyver of the medical world,\u201d referring to\u00a0<\/span>Angus \u201cMac\u201d MacGyver,<span> the fictional television character known for improvising solutions in impossible situations.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2>ROOM FOR IMPROVEMENT<\/h2>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><span>Police charged the driver of the electric taxi which caused the initial crash with negligence, which carries a maximum sentence of six months in prison. The driver, identified only by his initials RRP, was reportedly new to the job and had little experience driving automatic\u00a0<\/span>vehicles<span>.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"content-wrapper\">\n<section class=\"block block- block--view-mode-default clearfix\">\n<figure class=\"figure block block- block--view-mode-default clearfix\" data-img-id=\"\">\n            <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/dam.mediacorp.sg\/image\/upload\/s--3SxB28JH--\/c_fill,g_auto,h_468,w_830\/fl_relative,g_south_east,l_mediacorp:cna:watermark:2021-08:cna,w_0.1\/f_auto,q_auto\/v1\/mediacorp\/cna\/image\/2026\/04\/28\/dsc_9813.jpg?itok=My0OmT6A\" alt=\"\"><figcaption class=\"figure__caption\">\n      The electric taxi believed to have triggered a fatal train accident in Bekasi, near Jakarta, on Monday, Apr 27, 2026. (Photo: CNA\/Wisnu Agung Prasetyo)<br \/>\n    <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"content-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"text\">\n<div class=\"text-long\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><span>Meanwhile, the Indonesian Transportation Safety Committee (KNKT) is still trying to determine why the express train was allowed to be on the same track as the stationary commuter train and why the moving train failed to brake in time.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><span>During a parliamentary hearing on May 21, KNKT chief Soerjanto Tjahjono revealed that the long-distance train had been about 1.3km away when the initial collision occurred, giving the conductor sufficient distance to stop.<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><span>One possibility,\u00a0<\/span>he said,<strong>\u00a0<\/strong><span>is that the driver of the express train missed the warning signal because the train was running three minutes ahead of schedule. By the time the warning lights were activated, the train was reportedly passing through a brightly lit area, potentially obscuring the signal.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"content-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"referenced-card\">\n<h4 class=\"h4 h4--related-block\">\n<div>Related:<\/div>\n<\/h4>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"media-object\">\n<div class=\"media-object__figure\">\n  <a class=\"link\" href=\"\/asia\/indonesia-prabowo-plans-electric-vehicle-push-experts-say-challenges-abound-6058016\"><br \/>\n            <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/dam.mediacorp.sg\/image\/upload\/s--0VOiFZJx--\/c_fill,g_auto,h_98,w_175\/fl_relative,g_south_east,l_mediacorp:cna:watermark:2023-11:afp_watermark_14112023,w_0.1\/f_auto,q_auto\/v1\/mediacorp\/cna\/image\/2026\/04\/15\/electric-motorcycle-1.jpg?itok=HeFajuzu\" alt=\"\"><br \/>\n                <\/a>\n    <\/div>\n<div class=\"media-object__content\">\n<div class=\"media-object__body\">\n<div class=\"list-object\">\n<h6 class=\"h6 list-object__heading\">\n<a class=\"h6__link list-object__heading-link\" href=\"\/asia\/indonesia-prabowo-plans-electric-vehicle-push-experts-say-challenges-abound-6058016\"><br \/>\n      <span>As Indonesia eyes electric conversion of 120 million motorcycles in 4 years, experts warn of potential bumps ahead<\/span><br \/>\n  <\/a><br \/>\n  <\/h6>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"media-object\">\n<div class=\"media-object__figure\">\n  <a class=\"link\" href=\"\/asia\/indonesia-oil-wells-community-untrained-blowouts-fires-regulation-5381641\"><br \/>\n            <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/dam.mediacorp.sg\/image\/upload\/s--TIKae9C4--\/c_fill,g_auto,h_98,w_175\/fl_relative,g_south_east,l_mediacorp:cna:watermark:2021-08:cna,w_0.1\/f_auto,q_auto\/v1\/mediacorp\/cna\/image\/2025\/10\/02\/drone_hero.jpg?itok=zUDF1mp8\" alt=\"Drone hero\"><br \/>\n                <\/a>\n    <\/div>\n<div class=\"media-object__content\">\n<div class=\"media-object__body\">\n<div class=\"list-object\">\n<h6 class=\"h6 list-object__heading\">\n<a class=\"h6__link list-object__heading-link\" href=\"\/asia\/indonesia-oil-wells-community-untrained-blowouts-fires-regulation-5381641\"><br \/>\n      <span>\u2018Like a bomb went off\u2019: Fears linger over Indonesia\u2019s 30,000 community-run oil wells amid efforts to regulate them<\/span><br \/>\n  <\/a><br \/>\n  <\/h6>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"content-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"text\">\n<div class=\"text-long\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><span>Another possibility is that communication delays between different rail operators slowed the warning process. In Indonesia, commuter trains and long-distance trains are overseen by separate control systems and supervisors.<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><span>When an incident occurs, \u201c(commuter) train controllers have to report to their supervisor first who then relay the information to the (express train\u2019s) supervisor who then contacts the conductor,\u201d Soerjanto told the hearing as quoted by local media platform Detik.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><span>The way the evacuation was handled also needed improvement, authorities said.<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><span>Rescue chief Desiana said search and rescue teams only learned of the crash through a WhatsApp group some 20\u00a0<\/span>minutes<span> to 30 minutes after the accident occurred.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><span>\u201cFortunately, one of our teams happened to be just 10 minutes away,\u201d she said.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"content-wrapper\">\n<section class=\"block block- block--view-mode-default clearfix\">\n<figure class=\"figure block block- block--view-mode-default clearfix\" data-img-id=\"\">\n            <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/dam.mediacorp.sg\/image\/upload\/s--OCGcHGT_--\/c_fill,g_auto,h_468,w_830\/fl_relative,g_south_east,l_mediacorp:cna:watermark:2024-04:reuters_1,w_0.1\/f_auto,q_auto\/v1\/one-cms\/core\/2026-04-28T013058Z_1_LYNXMPEM3R031_RTROPTP_3_INDONESIA-TRAINS.JPG?itok=jBDgoLjd\" alt=\"\"><figcaption class=\"figure__caption\">\n      Rescuers transport an injured person after a deadly collision between a commuter line train and a long-distance train in Bekasi, on the outskirts of Jakarta, Indonesia, on Apr 28, 2026. (Photo: REUTERS\/Willy Kurniawan)<br \/>\n    <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"content-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"text\">\n<div class=\"text-long\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><span>Desiana added that authorities should also have done more to restrict access to the station platform during the rescue operation.<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><span>\u201cWe understood that many people genuinely wanted to help, but most ended up obstructing the rescue effort,\u201d the Jakarta rescue chief said.<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><span>\u201cOur extrication work kept getting interrupted because the area was so crowded. People were tripping over our power cables, causing our equipment to shut down.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><span>Iqbal also said there<\/span>was much room<span> for improvement.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><span>\u201cMany paramedics came but there was no one to lead them. We temporarily had a shortage of medication because no one was communicating what these victims needed and what the paramedics should be bringing to the scene,\u201d he said.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><span>\u201cWe need emergency doctors and trauma surgeons to take charge in mass casualty situations like this. 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