Car Drives Against Traffic and is Attacked by a Mob in Gunung Sahari: What Was the Cause?

A black Toyota Calya drove against the flow of traffic in Gunung Sahari, Central Jakarta, on Wednesday, February 25, 2026, and was eventually attacked by a mob.

The reckless driving occurred amidst heavy traffic and caused panic among road users.

A video uploaded to the Instagram account @lintasjakartaupdate showed the car speeding while driving against the flow of traffic.

Jakarta Central Police Chief, Commissioner Reynold Hutagalung, said the car was driven by a 25-year-old man with the initials HM, from Sidoarjo Regency, East Java.

There was one female passenger in the car.

Reynold explained that the police initially tried to stop the car at around 5:00 PM.

“The car with license plate number D-1640-AHB was suspected of using fake license plates, so it was stopped by two traffic police officers,” Reynold told reporters at the Tanah Abang Police Station on Wednesday night.

At the Bungur intersection, the car turned left and continued driving against the flow of traffic heading west.

Upon arriving at the Menara Bidakara Alfa Land (MBAL) intersection, the car continued driving against the flow of traffic on Jalan Pos. The vehicle then turned around and returned to the MBAL intersection, turning left again in the opposite lane on Jalan Gunung Sahari.

“At that point, the car was involved in an accident with a motorcycle,” Reynold said.

Reynold explained that before the accident, the car was initially traveling from north to south on Jalan Gunung Sahari, Sawah Besar.

While near the Lapangan Banteng bus stop and being signaled to stop by officers, the driver continued driving south.

The car then turned left onto Jalan Gunung Sahari IV and drove to Jalan Bungur Besar Raya heading north to Jalan Gunung Sahari V.