KDM Orders Installation of Barrier Gates at Railway Crossing Where Taxi Blocked KRL

However, in the short term, security barrier gates can be used,” said KDM to reporters after visiting the victims at Bekasi City Hospital on Wednesday (29/4/2026). KDM requested that the barrier gates be installed in the near future. He targeted a week as sufficient time for the installation. “Just install them within this week; they must be in place. Can you manage it, Mr Mayor?” said KDM, asking Tri. “Ready,” Tri replied. Furthermore, KDM stated that level crossings would no longer be needed once a flyover is built. Nevertheless, security barrier gates are still required at present for a short-term solution. “If there’s a flyover, then it won’t be needed anymore. But in the short term, security barrier gates can be used,” he explained. Meanwhile, Tri said that the Bekasi City Transportation Agency is currently taking over traffic management at the level crossing. He stated that the crossing is guarded at two gates. “Yes, today the Transportation Agency has, in accordance with your instructions, taken over to guard the crossing gates at those two points. Red lights with Bulak Kapal,” said Tri. Previously, the KA Argo Bromo Anggrek train collided with a stationary KRL at Bekasi Timur Station on Monday night (27/4). The incident began with a taxi blocking the KRL at the crossing not far from Bekasi Timur Station. The taxi blocking the KRL caused the train at Bekasi Station to wait. The KA Argo Bromo Anggrek then arrived and collided from behind. The number of fatalities in the train accident reached 16 people, with dozens injured.