Jakarta, CNBC Indonesia - Transport Minister Dudy Purwaghandi\nrevealed that the Commuter Line (KRL) KA 5568A on the Jakarta-Cikarang\nroute actually managed to move briefly before it was struck by KA 4B\nArgo Bromo Anggrek at Bekasi Timur on 27 April 2026. However, the\njourney of that KRL was halted again due to a crowd of residents along\nthe tracks following the earlier accident.<\/p>\n
In a meeting with Commission V of the Indonesian House of\nRepresentatives, Dudy explained that the incident began when a taxi\nstalled on the tracks and was hit by KA 5181B Cikarang-Jakarta at the\nBekasi Timur level crossing. \u201cA taxi stalled on the tracks; at 20:48 the\n5181B passed through and then there was an altercation with the taxi. A\ncrowd gathered at the scene, viewing the incident or the altercation,\u201d\nhe said.<\/p>\n
He noted that before the accident, train services on the Bekasi Timur\nline were running normally although some trains were delayed. KA 116B\nSawunggalih arrived in Bekasi at 20:35 WIB, five minutes late from the\nschedule, then stopped to pick up passengers before continuing.\n\u201cSawunggalih arrived in Bekasi at 20:35, five minutes late. It stopped\nto pick up passengers. Sawunggalih then passed Bekasi Timur station at\n20:39 WIB,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, KA 5568A Commuter Line on the Jakarta-Cikarang route also\nexperienced delays when departing Bekasi Station towards Bekasi Timur.\n\u201cKA 5568A was already eight minutes late when departing at 20:45 WIB, at\n20:49 WIB KA KRL Jakarta-Cikarang 5568A arrived at Bekasi Timur,\u201d he\nexplained.<\/p>\n
Behind this sequence, KA 6066B also entered Bekasi Station. \u201cKA 6066B\narrived at Bekasi Station; there is another KRL behind, Sir,\u201d he\nnoted.<\/p>\n
According to Dudy, after passenger boarding and alighting, KA 5568A\nbriefly moved from Bekasi Timur but then stopped again due to a crowd\nalong the downstream track watching the incident. \u201cThe train did depart\nbut stopped because of a crowd along the downstream track observing the\nincident,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, KA 4B Argo Bromo Anggrek, travelling on Gambir\u2013Surabaya\nPasar Turi, passed Bekasi Station on track three at high speed. \u201cThen\nArgo Bromo Anggrek went through Bekasi Station at 20:51, three minutes\nearlier than schedule, at a speed of 108 km per hour. The collision\noccurred at 20:52,\u201d she explained.<\/p>\n
As a result of the accident, a total of 124 people were affected.\nSixteen people died, five are still undergoing treatment, and 103 have\nreturned to their homes.\u201d<\/p>\n
The Ministry of Transport, he added, respects the ongoing independent\nand transparent investigation by the National Transportation Safety\nCommittee (KNKT).<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, KNKT Chairman Soerjanto Tjahjono also shared the details\nof the journey chronology based on KNKT\u2019s initial investigations,\nincluding the movement of KA 5568A before the collision. According to\nSoerjanto, KA 116 Sawunggalih first entered Bekasi and stopped on\nplatform 3 from 20:34.45 WIB to 20:38.32 WIB for passenger exchanges\nbefore continuing eastward. \u201cNext, KA 116 Sawunggalih departed Bekasi\nStation via platform 3 towards the East,\u201d he said. Then at 20:45.32 WIB,\nKA 5568 departed Bekasi Station towards Bekasi Timur. \u201cFrom 20:48.13 to\n20:48.29, KA 5568A entered and stopped at Bekasi Timur on platform one\nupstream,\u201d he added. Simultaneously, the initial crossing incident\noccurred. \u201cAt 20:48.29, the collision between KA 5181 Commuter Line and\na four-wheeled vehicle occurred at the Bekasi Timur level crossing on\nthe downstream track. This was at 20:48.29,\u201d he stated.<\/p>\n
After passenger exchanges, KA 5568A briefly moved a very short\ndistance before stopping again due to the crowd on the downstream track.\n\u201cFrom 20:48.53 to 20:48.59, KA 5568A, after passenger exchanges, moved\n1.69 metres and stopped because the driver saw the crowd along the\ndownstream track,\u201d Soerjanto explained. At the same time, KA 4B Argo\nBromo Anggrek continued on track three at Bekasi with a green signal.\n\u201cAt 20:50.43, Bromo Anggrek moved on track three with a green signal out\nof J12, and the collision occurred at 20:52.12.\u201d<\/p>\n
In total, 124 people were affected by the tragedy. Sixteen people\ndied, five are still undergoing treatment, and 103 have returned home.\nThe Ministry of Transport, for its part, respects the ongoing,\nindependent investigation by KNKT and will cooperate fully. Soerjanto\nalso noted that KNKT\u2019s timeline places some events before the collision,\nincluding 20:34.45\u201320:38.32 for Sawunggalih\u2019s stop, 20:45.32 for 5568\u2019s\ndeparture, and the 20:48.29 crossing incident. The investigation is\nongoing.\u201d<\/p>", "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/krl-5568a-briefly-moved-1-69-metres-before-being-struck-by-argo-bromo-anggrek-1779542648", "image": "" }, "sponsor": "Okusi Associates", "sponsor_url": "https:\/\/okusiassociates.com" }