Police Have Examined 39 Witnesses Related to Train Collision at Bekasi Timur Station
Investigators have so far taken statements from 39 witnesses, said Head of Public Relations for Metro Jaya Regional Police, Senior Commissioner Budi Hermanto, to reporters at Metro Jaya Regional Police Headquarters on Friday (8/5/2026).
The 39 witnesses consist of one reporting witness, two witnesses in the police report, 11 victims, eight witnesses near the incident, two from the vehicle drivers and operations, eight from railway operations, three from related agencies, and four from the online taxi company.
Further examinations are focused on the technical aspects of railway operations, related agencies, and parties involved in the online taxi vehicle operations, he explained.
Senior Commissioner Budi stated that investigators from the Subdirectorate of Traffic Law Enforcement at Metro Jaya Regional Police are examining three witnesses from PT KAI’s Operational Area 1 Manggarai in Central Jakarta today. These are AP, the Head of Signal and Telecommunications Synthesis; CN, the South Supervisor Officer; and MA, the On-Train Customer Service for the Electric Train.
Statements have also been taken from witnesses at PT Hans SM Green and Smart Mobility Indonesia, namely KS as Driver Recruitment Manager, MI from the Driver Training section, BM as Repair and Maintenance Control Manager, SF as Bekasi Operations Department Manager, and driver RR.
The process is still ongoing, and simultaneously, Metro Jaya Regional Police investigators, the Forensic Laboratory of National Police Headquarters, and the National Transportation Safety Committee are conducting in-depth investigations in line with their respective primary duties, he added.
This accident case has progressed to the investigation stage after criminal elements were found during the case review. The police are still conducting a series of in-depth probes.
As is known, the Argo Bromo Anggrek train collided with a commuter train at Bekasi Timur Station on Monday night (27/4). The incident resulted in 16 deaths and 90 others injured.
At the time of the accident, the Green SM taxi had 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 commuter train travelling from Cikarang towards Jakarta. The involved commuter train then stopped in the middle of the tracks.
On the other hand, a commuter train heading towards Cikarang had stopped at Bekasi Timur Station as a result of the incident between the Jakarta-bound commuter train and the Green SM taxi. It was this stopped commuter train at Bekasi Timur Station that was subsequently hit by the Argo Bromo Anggrek train travelling from Jakarta.