Five killed in train crash near Indonesia’s Jakarta; rescue efforts ongoing

The head of the national rescue agency says efforts continue to remove people trapped in wreckage.⁠Fourteen people have been confirmed killed and more than 80 injured in a collision involving two trains near the Indonesian capital, Jakarta, with rescue workers continuing efforts to free passengers trapped in the wreckage.The crash late on Monday night occurred at Bekasi city’s rail station, adjoining Jakarta, between a commuter line train and a long-distance train, the spokesperson for the commuter line operator, Karina Amanda, told the Reuters news agency.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemslist 1 of 4Two trains crash head-on in Denmarklist 2 of 4Three killed in fire at Indonesian government building blamed on protesterslist 3 of 4Death toll from Indonesia landslide exceeds 20, dozens remain missinglist 4 of 4Survivors of deadly Indonesia train crash pulled from wreckageend of list“Based on the latest data as of 08:45 WIB [Western Indonesian Time] (01:45 GMT), 14 people have been confirmed dead,” the state-owned KAI rail company said in a statement on Tuesday. Another 84 people have received hospital treatment, it added.Emergency workers are actively working at the scene to free people who remain trapped in the wreckage, said Mohammad Syafii, the head of Indonesia’s National Search and Rescue Agency (BASARNAS).Syafii said efforts to rescue those still trapped in the wreckage were complicated by the limited space in which rescuers were working and the severe damage to the train carriages, according to local news outlet Kompas.com.The wreckage after a deadly collision between a commuter line train and a long-distance train, in Bekasi, on the outskirts of Jakarta, Indonesia, on April 28, 2026 [Willy Kurniawan/Reuters]Emergency workers need to work “slowly” to cut away wreckage and free those trapped inside the mangled carriages, Syafii said, according to Kompas.com.Rescuers disengaged the trains and were using angle grinders to cut through the metal framework of compartments to free passengers, according to reports at the scene of the accident.