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Death toll rises to 15 in Indonesia train accident
April 29, 2026
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The death toll from Monday night's collision between two trains in Bekasi, West Java, Indonesia, has risen to 15, with dozens of others injured, police said Tuesday, reported Xinhua. Greater Jakarta police spokesman Budi Hermanto said seven families had reported missing relatives at a Jakarta police hospital, urging others to come forward to speed up identification.
Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto visited the victims at a hospital in Bekasi on Tuesday morning, saying that he extended condolences on behalf of the government and himself, and promising a quick investigation into the tragic event. A commuter train on the Jakarta-Bekasi route collided with a long-distance train operating on the Jakarta-Surabaya route at around 8:50 p.m. local time on Monday. An investigation into the cause of the incident is being conducted by the rail operator and the National Transportation Safety Committee.
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