MTI Calls for Mitigation Measures for Stalled Vehicles at Railway Crossings

Jakarta (ANTARA) - Chairman of the Indonesian Transport Society Railway Forum (MTI), Deddy Herlambang, has stated the need for mitigation measures regarding stalled vehicles at level railway crossings. “The initial trigger for the Train Accident (KKA) was the level crossing at Jalan Ampera JPL 78 in Bekasi, so mitigation is needed in the form of a standard operating procedure (SOP) that must be followed by road users if a motor vehicle stalls on the railway tracks,” he said in a statement in Jakarta on Tuesday. Deddy added that the SOP for stalled or damaged vehicles on level crossings could be proposed by the Directorate of Land Transportation (Hubdat) of the Ministry of Transportation (Kemenhub). On Monday night, 27 April 2026, at exactly 20:55, a Train Accident (KKA) occurred at Bekasi Timur Station (BKST), where the KA 4 Argo Bromo Anggrek train on the Gambir-Surabaya Pasar Turi route collided with the rear of the KRL TM 5568A (PLB 5568A) that had stopped at platform 2 of BKST Station. As a result of this incident, rail traffic on the Jakarta to Cikarang line can be said to have come to a complete halt. For information, the Directorate of Traffic of the Metro Jaya Police is still handling the train accident in the Bekasi Timur area on Monday night around 20:50 WIB. Head of the Operational Development Section of the Metro Jaya Police Traffic Directorate, Kompol Robby Hefados, stated that the accident involved the Argo Bromo Anggrek train on the Gambir-Surabaya route with a KRL in the Bekasi Timur area. He also mentioned that traffic is congested around the scene. Currently, members of the Metro Jaya Police Traffic Directorate along with the Bekasi City Metro Police Traffic Unit are making efforts to provide passage for ambulances heading to the scene to pick up victims.