KRL and KAJJ accidents, Commission V of the DPR asks the government to complete the emergency crossing of a railway yard
JAKARTA - Commission V of the DPR expressed deep condolences for the loss of life and injuries due to the Argo Bromo Anggrek and KRL train accidents at the Bekasi Timur Station, Bekasi, West Java. As a result of the incident, 14 people were reported dead and more than 80 people were injured.
Chairman of Commission V of the DPR, Lasarus, urged the government to immediately complete thousands of emergency crossings in railway lines in Indonesia. Because according to him, the crossing is often the cause of train accidents.
"We ask the government to immediately resolve the emergency crossing of a piece of land in Indonesia," Lasarus told reporters, Tuesday, April 28.
Lasarus said, Commission V of the DPR has been reminding the government through the Indonesian Railway (KAI) and the Ministry of Transportation (Kemenhub) for years to solve the emergency crossing of a piece in Indonesia. However, he said, until now there are thousands of crossing pieces that have not been handled properly.
"The DPR Commission V has been asking KAI for years to complete a piece of crossing line, but until now the emergency crossing of a piece has not been handled well. Let's check the data, there are thousands of piece crossings in Indonesia that have not been handled," he said.
The PDIP legislator emphasized that if the emergency crossing of the plot was not immediately resolved properly, then it was not impossible that train accidents would continue to occur in Indonesia. Lasarus reminded that the railway line should be free and sterile from all obstacles.
"That's why in the whole world the railway line is clear and clean, except in Indonesia. Therefore, if the emergency crossing of a piece is not handled well, then there are thousands of possibilities that accidents will happen again," said Lasarus.
Furthermore, Lasarus asked that all evacuation officers who are working in the field can ensure proper handling of victims. "As the head of Commission V of the DPR, I express my deep condolences for the accident. May the families of the victims be given strength and fortitude," said Lasarus.
"And to the officers in the field to ensure and prioritize the handling of victims so that they can be handled well and optimally," he concluded.
Based on KAI data, the number of crossings per piece in 2024, recorded as many as 3,896 crossings per piece, consisting of 2,803 registered crossings and 1,093 unregistered crossings. Of these, 1,832 crossings have been guarded, while 971 crossings have not been guarded.
Entering 2025, the number of crossings per piece decreased to 3,703 points, which includes 2,776 registered crossings and 927 unregistered crossings.
December 2025 In the same period, the crossing that had been guarded was 1,864 points, while the unmonitored crossing was reduced to 912 points.
It is known that a train accident occurred at the East Bekasi Station, Bekasi, West Java. As a result of the incident, seven people died and dozens of others are still undergoing intensive care.
"I am updating the number of victims who occurred in the train accident last night. There were 7 deaths and 81 people were injured and treated," said President Director of PT Kereta Api Indonesia (Persero) Bobby Rasyidin, at Bekasi Timur Station, Tuesday, April 28.
For information, this incident is suspected to have started from a green taxi being hit by a train at the train crossing. After the series was successfully evacuated, a follow-up incident occurred.
The second accident occurred when the Jakarta-Cikarang KRL stopped at East Bekasi Station. At the same time, the Argo Bromo Anggrek train from Surabaya crashed into the KRL train on Monday, April 27 at night.