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A long-distance train passes beside a damaged Green SM electric taxi following a collision between a Commuter Line train and the Argo Bromo Anggrek train at East Bekasi Station in Bekasi, West Java, on April 28, 2026. (Antara/Fakhri Hermansyah)
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olice have named a taxi driver a suspect in last month’s deadly rail accident in Bekasi, West Java, while transportation investigators have revealed new findings pointing to possible signaling and operational failures that caused the disaster.
The April 27 accident began when a Green SM taxi stalled on a level crossing near Bekasi Timur Station and was struck by a commuter train traveling from Cikarang, West Java, to Bekasi, the taxi driver managed to escape unharmed.
The collision led to the halting of another commuter train on the opposite track bound for Cikarang. About three minutes later, the Argo Bromo Anggrek intercity train traveling from Jakarta to Surabaya, East Java, slammed into the stationary commuter train, striking its rear carriage, which was designated for female passengers.
Sixteen people, all women, were killed and at least 90 others were injured in the tragedy.
Bekasi Police traffic investigators announced on Thursday that the taxi driver, identified only as RRP, had been named a suspect for alleged negligence after investigators concluded the vehicle stalled in the middle of the tracks while crossing from Duren Jaya toward Jl. Juanda.
“The negligence occurred when the vehicle suddenly stalled and came to a stop in the middle of the railway tracks,” Bekasi Police traffic unit head Adj. Comr. Gefriyan said.
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