Police Also Summon DJKA Officials Regarding Train Accident in Bekasi

Examinations of parties from Taxi Green, the Public Works Department, the Spatial Planning Department, and the Directorate General of Railways are scheduled to take place at Polda Metro Jaya at 10:00 WIB, according to the Head of Public Relations for Polda Metro Jaya, Kombes Budi Hermanto, to reporters on Monday (4/5/2026). Meanwhile, Budi continued, the examination of parties from KAI Daop 1 Jakarta will be conducted at Manggarai. The police are still carrying out a series of in-depth investigations. “In the meantime, the examination of additional witnesses from Daops 1 will be carried out at the Daops 1 Manggarai office at 10:00 WIB,” he said. To date, 31 witnesses have been examined, including the train driver up to the driver of the Green SM taxi with initials RRP who was involved in the accident. The case of this accident has now progressed to the investigation stage following the discovery of criminal elements in the case review conducted. As is known, the Argo Bromo Anggrek train collided with a KRL at Bekasi Timur Station on Monday night (27/4). The incident resulted in 16 people killed and 90 others injured. At the time of the accident, the Green SM taxi was stopped in the middle of the railway tracks not far from Bekasi Timur Station due to an electrical short circuit issue, and was then hit by a KRL travelling from Cikarang towards Jakarta. The KRL involved in the accident with the taxi then stopped in the middle of the tracks. On the other hand, there was a KRL heading towards Cikarang that was stopped at Bekasi Timur Station as a result of the incident between the KRL heading to Jakarta and the Green SM taxi. It was this KRL stopped at Bekasi Timur Station that was subsequently hit by the Argo Bromo Anggrek train travelling from Jakarta.