Rescuers work at the train accident site in Bekasi, Indonesia, April 28, 2026. (Photo by Imam Buhori/Xinhua)

JAKARTA, April 28 (Xinhua) -- The death toll from a collision between two trains in Bekasi, West Java, Indonesia, has risen to seven, with 81 people injured, Anne Purba, a communications officer from the train operator KAI, said on Tuesday morning.

A commuter train on the Jakarta-Bekasi route was involved in a collision with a long-distance train operating on the Jakarta-Surabaya route at around 8:50 p.m. local time on Monday.

All 240 passengers on the long-distance train were safely evacuated, while injured passengers on the commuter train were taken to nearby hospitals.

The collision forced a temporary suspension of long-distance train services to and from Jakarta.

An investigation into the cause of the incident is being conducted by the rail operator and the National Transportation Safety Committee. ■

Rescuers work at the train accident site in Bekasi, Indonesia, April 28, 2026. (Photo by B. Nugraha/Xinhua)

Rescuers work at the train accident site in Bekasi, Indonesia, April 27, 2026. (Photo by B. Nugraha/Xinhua)

Rescuers work at the train accident site in Bekasi, Indonesia, April 28, 2026. (Xinhua/Veri Sanovri)

Relatives of passengers on the accident train wait for news at the train accident site in Bekasi, Indonesia, April 28, 2026. (Xinhua/Veri Sanovri)