Two motorcyclists killed by train at unguarded N. Sumatra railway crossing
The motorcycle was hit by the Putri Deli U98 train, which was traveling from Medan to Tanjungbalai in North Sumatra.
Two motorcyclists were killed in an accident with a train at an unguarded crossing in North Sumatra, Indonesia. The incident occurred on Monday afternoon when an unidentified motorcycle carrying two cooperative workers was struck by the Putri Deli U98 train, which was en route from Medan to Tanjungbalai. Eyewitness Herdiwan witnessed the crash firsthand from his residence near the scene.
He reported that both victims succumbed to their injuries at the location, and the train proceeded onwards to Tanjungbalai without incident. The train's crew, machinist Deski Wirya Asta and assistant machinist Dafit Kristanto Rajagukguk, resided in railway company housing in Medan.
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