<p>Rescuers were still trying to reach several people trapped inside the crumpled carriages hours after the crash.<br /><br />The accident occurred at around 2:30 am on the outskirts of Banjar, a village in West Java province, 170 miles (270 kilometers) from the capital, Jakarta. "We don't know why they were on the same track," said Bambang Ervan, a spokesman for the Transportation Ministry. "We're still investigating."<br /><br />He said a passenger train traveling eastward from the city of Bandung collided with a westbound train from Surabaya. Railway spokesman Bambang Supriyanto said at least five people were killed and 21 others were hospitalised, some in critical condition.<br /><br />Phone calls to police and hospital officials went unanswered early today. Train accidents are common on Indonesia's aging railway network, especially at crossings.</p>
<p>Rescuers were still trying to reach several people trapped inside the crumpled carriages hours after the crash.<br /><br />The accident occurred at around 2:30 am on the outskirts of Banjar, a village in West Java province, 170 miles (270 kilometers) from the capital, Jakarta. "We don't know why they were on the same track," said Bambang Ervan, a spokesman for the Transportation Ministry. "We're still investigating."<br /><br />He said a passenger train traveling eastward from the city of Bandung collided with a westbound train from Surabaya. Railway spokesman Bambang Supriyanto said at least five people were killed and 21 others were hospitalised, some in critical condition.<br /><br />Phone calls to police and hospital officials went unanswered early today. Train accidents are common on Indonesia's aging railway network, especially at crossings.</p>