Police finalise case files on Bekasi train crash; suspects charged

The Sub-Directorate for Traffic Incident Investigation under the Indonesian Police’s Traffic Directorate (Korlantas) revealed the latest progress in the investigation at a working meeting with Commission V of the Indonesian DPR in Senayan, Jakarta, on Thursday 21 May 2026. They said the case file is now complete. From the case dossier, they reported that the taxi driver has been questioned, as well as a witness identified as Mr Suli Japarudin, the operator of the electric train, and Mr Udin, the level crossing guard, and Mr Darkim. Finally, they have also questioned Mr Erlando Kristiawan as a witness for the taxi’s ATPM. He said the case file is complete and there are charges under five years’ imprisonment. The case would be heard directly at the Bekasi City District Court, though he did not elaborate further on the suspects. And soon, the file has already been sent to prosecutors since the charges are under five years, so the trial will be conducted directly at the Bekasi City District Court. He stated that there were two incidents during the fatal Bekasi Timur train crash, with the two incidents charged under different provisions. The police also offered condolences for both the traffic crossing incident and the Bekasi Timur train crash, noting the existence of two separate incidents. One is the road traffic crash at the level crossing under Law No. 22 on Road Traffic and Transportation, and one under the Criminal Code. They are focusing on the investigation. In the investigation, Korlantas has utilised ETLE digitisation and has conducted on-site scene processing using TAA (Traffic Accident Analysis). This was done to search for evidence of the causes of the traffic accident at the level crossing. Mario explained that the scene under investigation is related to the taxi being struck by the train and that the focus is on this incident. He added, as permitted by the Chairman of Commission V of the DPR, that the investigation concentrates on Scene 1 where, according to the driver’s Berita Acara Pemeriksaan (BAP), the incident occurred around 20:40 WIB on 27 April 2026. They promptly went to the field to process the scene and held a case conference on 30 April 2026. This timeline can be reported to the leadership of Commission 5 of the DPR and to all chairs, deputy chairs and members, that the investigation is being conducted by Satlantas Polres Metro Bekasi Kota. Korlantas says it is merely providing assistance and backing up the scene processing for the level crossing. Mario emphasised that there were two incidents under investigation and they are not connected. The aim, as in this working meeting, is to work together to make level crossings safe, secure and orderly.