A train collision between a long-distance train and a stationary commuter train at Bekasi Timur Station in West Java, Indonesia, killed 14 people and injured dozens. The impact struck the commuter train’s women-only carriage, officials said. Emergency services, including police, military, fire brigade and the Red Cross, worked through mangled carriages as investigations continued into the cause of the crash. PICS/AFP
Updated On: 2026-04-28 11:23 AM IST
Compiled by : Divya Nair
Rescuers have recovered the last victims, all of them women, from a women-only carriage at the crash site
Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto visited the victims at a hospital in Bekasi on Tuesday morning, saying that he extended condolences on behalf of the government and himself, and promising a quick investigation into the tragic event. President Prabowo Subianto said he had agreed to build a flyover near the train tracks to help resolve heavy traffic congestion, adding that authorities would investigate the collision. He said large parts of the train network are not well-maintained
Rescue teams completed the evacuation of all victims from inside the wreckage about midmorning. "There are no further casualties," said Mohammad Syafii, the head of the National Search and Rescue Agency.
All 240 passengers on the Argo Bromo Anggrek long-distance train were safe, officials said
Land transport accidents are common in Indonesia. A train collision in West Java province in 2024 killed four people and injured dozens.
