A fatal train crash in Indonesia's Central Java province yesterday was probably caused by human error, a spokesman for the national railway operator said.
The death toll was lowered to 35 people from an earlier 43, he said.
"After the evacuation, investigation and data collection, we have identified 35 people who died," Sugeng Priyono, vice president of communications at PT Kerata Api Persero, said today.
The investigation showed the crash "was probably caused by human error," he said.
An Argo Bromo executive class train traveling to Surabaya from Jakarta early yesterday slammed into the back of a Senja Utama business class train that was sitting idle on the same track in the Petarukan station in Pemalang, Central Java.
The two trains should have been on different tracks, Mr Priyono said.
Local television showed several carriages had overturned or were badly mangled while authorities and residents used bamboo poles to remove bodies and trapped passengers.
"I was sleeping at the back carriage then I was awoken by a loud bang and people were shouting for help, I rushed out to see the front of the train was destroyed," Suanto a passenger told Reuters.
Suanto, who like many Indonesians uses one name, did not suffer any injuries.
Agencies