Jakarta:
A train crash in central Indonesia killed at least 43 people and injured dozens Saturday, many of them critically, officials and witnesses said.
The toll was expected to rise with some bodies still trapped in the mangled wreckage.
The accident occurred near a station in Petarukan, a city on the northern coast of Central Java province, at around 3 a.m. local time (0800 GMT, 2100 EDT on Friday) as many passengers were sleeping, witnesses told Indonesian broadcaster
TVOne.
A train from the capital, Jakarta, slammed into a stationary train, causing severe damage to both.
Cendana Banandi, a government life insurance official, told The Associated Press that by midmorning the total number of dead from three separate hospitals stood at 43.
He says another 50 were injured, many of them seriously.
Indonesia - with a reputation for poor safety standards and maintenance - has been hit by a series of plane, train and ferry accidents in recent years that have left hundreds dead.
Transportation Ministry spokesman Bambang Ervan said it was not yet clear what caused the deadly crash.