Overview
- Rescuers say a long-distance Argo Bromo Anggrek train struck the rear of a stopped commuter service at Bekasi Timur station late Monday, with the women-only carriage taking the impact.
- State railway operator PT KAI reports 14 people dead and 84 injured, with all casualties from the commuter train.
- Emergency teams used cutting tools to free people trapped in mangled cars, and officials described careful, slow extrication to avoid further harm.
- Officials say the inquiry is focusing on a sequence in which a taxi clipped the commuter train at a level crossing, and the KNKT has opened a formal investigation as the taxi operator confirmed its vehicle was involved.
- President Prabowo Subianto visited the injured and signaled grade-crossing fixes such as flyovers, reflecting wider concerns over aging rail lines and frequent crossing crashes on Java.