State Secretary (Mensesneg) Prasetyo Hadi stated that Deputy Speaker\nof the House of Representatives (DPR RI) Sufmi Dasco Ahmad immediately\ncontacted President Prabowo Subianto after inspecting the site of a\ntrain accident in Bekasi on Monday evening. He said Dasco conveyed\naspirations, and Prabowo directly approved several matters.<\/p>\n
For information, the accident between the Argo Bromo Anggrek train\nand a KRL occurred at Bekasi Timur Station on Monday (27\/4) evening.\nDasco arrived at the scene shortly after the accident happened.<\/p>\n
Returning to Prasetyo, he said Dasco immediately called Prabowo on\nthe night of the accident. Dasco reportedly conveyed the situation of\nthe victims and aspirations from the Mayor of Bekasi and the Metro Jaya\nPolice Chief regarding the construction of an elevated bridge (flyover)\nat the railway crossing, guard posts, and the condition of railway\nfacilities such as the lack of crossing gates.<\/p>\n
Prasetyo mentioned that Dasco also conveyed long-term solutions by\nproposing the acceleration of the Bulak Kapal flyover construction in\nBekasi, which had previously been hindered by budget issues. Dasco\nreportedly presented this to the President, and it was immediately\napproved by Prabowo.<\/p>\n
According to Prasetyo, Dasco conveyed to Prabowo the aspirations\nreceived by the House leadership. He said Prabowo also responded quickly\nby visiting the train accident victims at Bekasi City General Hospital\nand immediately preparing a Rp 4 trillion budget to repair 1,800 railway\ncrossings on Java island.<\/p>\n
\u201cDeputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Mr Dasco,\nimmediately contacted the President on the night of the train accident\nincident in Bekasi. From that communication, the President directly\nvisited the victims and prepared a budget for railway facility\nimprovements,\u201d said Prasetyo Hadi in a written statement on Thursday\n(30\/4\/2026).<\/p>\n
Prasetyo stated that Prabowo had given direct instructions for the\nBekasi train accident victims to receive maximum care. He said Prabowo\nalso highlighted aspects of technology and the condition of railway\nfacilities and had discussed anticipatory steps to prevent accidents\nfrom recurring.<\/p>\n
Previously, Dasco mentioned that Prabowo had approved presidential\nassistance (Banpres) of Rp 200 billion to Rp 220 billion from a total\nneed of Rp 250 billion for the construction of a flyover at the Bekasi\nrailway crossing. The completion target is four to six months.<\/p>\n
\u201cI have conveyed this to the President and requested presidential\nassistance so that the flyover can be realised. And the President,\npraise be to God, has approved Banpres of Rp 200 billion,\u201d said Dasco on\nMonday (27\/4) evening.<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, Bekasi Mayor Tri Adhianto said he had received\ninstructions from Dasco to prepare a letter to accelerate the Bulak\nKapal flyover construction. This was done after the fatal accident at\nBekasi Timur Station.<\/p>\n
\u201cMr Dasco, Deputy Speaker of the House, ensured there would be an\nacceleration process. I am confident that with the funding, it should be\ncompleted in six months,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
The government has also ensured that the flyover and guard post\nconstruction project at railway crossings will be funded from the state\nbudget (APBN). Prabowo said the prepared budget reaches Rp 4\ntrillion.<\/p>\n
\u201cThere are about 1,800 such crossing points, I think since the Dutch\nera, and I have ordered them all to be repaired immediately,\u201d said\nPrabowo at Bekasi City General Hospital on Tuesday (28\/4).<\/p>\n
Prabowo stated that the government is preparing comprehensive\nimprovement steps, including options for additional guarding or other\nsecurity systems at each vulnerable point. Prabowo said the\nimplementation would be determined according to needs.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe calculate almost Rp 4 trillion for safety. This is very important\nand necessary. Now is the time for repairs; it has been decades without\nimplementation, so now it will be carried out,\u201d said Prabowo.<\/p>\n
The Bekasi train accident resulted in 16 deaths. In addition, 90\npeople were injured and received treatment.<\/p>", "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/state-secretary-dasco-conveys-aspirations-president-immediately-visits-train-accident-victims-and-allocates-1777521281", "image": "" }, "sponsor": "Okusi Associates", "sponsor_url": "https:\/\/okusiassociates.com" }