Technicians work at site after a deadly collision between a commuter line train and a long-distance train, in Bekasi, on the outskirts of Jakarta, Indonesia, April 28, 2026. WILLY KURNIAWAN / REUTERS
Indonesia's president ordered an investigation on Tuesday, April 28, after a long-distance train smashed into a stationary commuter train overnight, killing 14 people and injuring dozens. Officials ended a nearly 12-hour rescue effort near Bekasi Timur station, east of the capital Jakarta, which saw crews prying open mangled carriages following the Monday night collision.
"And this morning... it is all finished," Mohammad Syafii, head of the National Search and Rescue Agency, told a news conference Tuesday. "I am certain there are no more victims to be found."
One survivor described the terror of being trapped inside a crushed carriage. "I thought I was going to die," Sausan Sarifah, 29, said from her bed at the RSUD Bekasi hospital, where she was admitted with a broken arm and a deep cut to one thigh.
State-owned rail operator KAI said on Tuesday morning that the death toll had risen to 14. Another 84 people required medical treatment, it said, without specifying how many remained hospitalized.
