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Rescuers recover victims from an Indonesia train crash, in photos

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Rescuers recover victims from an Indonesia train crash, in photos
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Rescuers recover victims from an Indonesia train crash, in photos

2026-04-28 14:06 Last Updated At:14:21

BEKASI, Indonesia (AP) — Rescuers recovered the last victims from a train crash in Bekasi, outside Indonesia's capital Tuesday. The crash occurred Monday when a long-distance train crashed into the rear car of a stopped commuter train at the station outside Jakarta.

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Rescuers carry the body of a victim of a train collision in Bekasi, Indonesia, Tuesday, April 28, 2026. (AP Photo/Tatan Syuflana)

Rescuers carry the body of a victim of a train collision in Bekasi, Indonesia, Tuesday, April 28, 2026. (AP Photo/Tatan Syuflana)

Rescuers search for victims after a train collision at a station in Bekasi, Indonesia, Monday, April 27, 2026. (AP Photo/Achmad Ibrahim)

Rescuers search for victims after a train collision at a station in Bekasi, Indonesia, Monday, April 27, 2026. (AP Photo/Achmad Ibrahim)

People push a woman on a stretcher following a train collision in Bekasi, Indonesia, Monday, April 27, 2026. (AP Photo/Achmad Ibrahim)

People push a woman on a stretcher following a train collision in Bekasi, Indonesia, Monday, April 27, 2026. (AP Photo/Achmad Ibrahim)

People who are injured in a train collision are treated at a hospital, in Bekasi, Indonesia, Tuesday, April 28, 2026. (AP Photo/Achmad Ibrahim)

People who are injured in a train collision are treated at a hospital, in Bekasi, Indonesia, Tuesday, April 28, 2026. (AP Photo/Achmad Ibrahim)

Workers use a heavy machine to remove the wreckage of a train after a collision in Bekasi, Indonesia, Tuesday, April 28, 2026. (AP Photo/Tatan Syuflana)

Workers use a heavy machine to remove the wreckage of a train after a collision in Bekasi, Indonesia, Tuesday, April 28, 2026. (AP Photo/Tatan Syuflana)

A relative of a victim of a train collision weeps in Bekasi, Indonesia, Tuesday, April 28, 2026. (AP Photo/Tatan Syuflana)

A relative of a victim of a train collision weeps in Bekasi, Indonesia, Tuesday, April 28, 2026. (AP Photo/Tatan Syuflana)

A passenger is being rescued after a train collision in Bekasi, Indonesia, Tuesday, April 28, 2026. (AP Photo)

A passenger is being rescued after a train collision in Bekasi, Indonesia, Tuesday, April 28, 2026. (AP Photo)

Passengers are being rescued after a train collision in Bekasi, Indonesia, Tuesday, April 28, 2026. (AP Photo)

Passengers are being rescued after a train collision in Bekasi, Indonesia, Tuesday, April 28, 2026. (AP Photo)

Workers examine the wreckages of trains after a collision in Bekasi, Indonesia, Tuesday, April 28, 2026. (AP Photo/Tatan Syuflana)

Workers examine the wreckages of trains after a collision in Bekasi, Indonesia, Tuesday, April 28, 2026. (AP Photo/Tatan Syuflana)

Workers and rescuers examine the wreckage following a train collision in Bekasi, Indonesia, Tuesday, April 28, 2026. (AP Photo/Tatan Syuflana)

Workers and rescuers examine the wreckage following a train collision in Bekasi, Indonesia, Tuesday, April 28, 2026. (AP Photo/Tatan Syuflana)

Rescuers carry the body of a victim of a train collision in Bekasi, Indonesia, Tuesday, April 28, 2026. (AP Photo/Tatan Syuflana)

Rescuers carry the body of a victim of a train collision in Bekasi, Indonesia, Tuesday, April 28, 2026. (AP Photo/Tatan Syuflana)

Rescuers search for victims after a train collision at a station in Bekasi, Indonesia, Monday, April 27, 2026. (AP Photo/Achmad Ibrahim)

Rescuers search for victims after a train collision at a station in Bekasi, Indonesia, Monday, April 27, 2026. (AP Photo/Achmad Ibrahim)

People push a woman on a stretcher following a train collision in Bekasi, Indonesia, Monday, April 27, 2026. (AP Photo/Achmad Ibrahim)

People push a woman on a stretcher following a train collision in Bekasi, Indonesia, Monday, April 27, 2026. (AP Photo/Achmad Ibrahim)

People who are injured in a train collision are treated at a hospital, in Bekasi, Indonesia, Tuesday, April 28, 2026. (AP Photo/Achmad Ibrahim)

People who are injured in a train collision are treated at a hospital, in Bekasi, Indonesia, Tuesday, April 28, 2026. (AP Photo/Achmad Ibrahim)

Workers use a heavy machine to remove the wreckage of a train after a collision in Bekasi, Indonesia, Tuesday, April 28, 2026. (AP Photo/Tatan Syuflana)

Workers use a heavy machine to remove the wreckage of a train after a collision in Bekasi, Indonesia, Tuesday, April 28, 2026. (AP Photo/Tatan Syuflana)

A relative of a victim of a train collision weeps in Bekasi, Indonesia, Tuesday, April 28, 2026. (AP Photo/Tatan Syuflana)

A relative of a victim of a train collision weeps in Bekasi, Indonesia, Tuesday, April 28, 2026. (AP Photo/Tatan Syuflana)

A passenger is being rescued after a train collision in Bekasi, Indonesia, Tuesday, April 28, 2026. (AP Photo)

A passenger is being rescued after a train collision in Bekasi, Indonesia, Tuesday, April 28, 2026. (AP Photo)

Passengers are being rescued after a train collision in Bekasi, Indonesia, Tuesday, April 28, 2026. (AP Photo)

Passengers are being rescued after a train collision in Bekasi, Indonesia, Tuesday, April 28, 2026. (AP Photo)

Workers examine the wreckages of trains after a collision in Bekasi, Indonesia, Tuesday, April 28, 2026. (AP Photo/Tatan Syuflana)

Workers examine the wreckages of trains after a collision in Bekasi, Indonesia, Tuesday, April 28, 2026. (AP Photo/Tatan Syuflana)

Workers and rescuers examine the wreckage following a train collision in Bekasi, Indonesia, Tuesday, April 28, 2026. (AP Photo/Tatan Syuflana)

Workers and rescuers examine the wreckage following a train collision in Bekasi, Indonesia, Tuesday, April 28, 2026. (AP Photo/Tatan Syuflana)

BEKASI, Indonesia (AP) — Rescuers finished removing victims from a damaged commuter train car Tuesday, confirming that the crash outside Indonesia’s capital killed 14 people, all of whom were women.

The crash occurred Monday when a long-distance train crashed into the rear car of the stopped commuter train at Bekasi Timur Station outside Jakarta. The car was one designated for women only, a common accommodation to stop harassment.

A total of 84 injured people were taken to hospitals for treatment, said Bobby Rasyidin, CEO of state-owned railway company PT Kereta Api Indonesia. The bodies of the dead were taken to a hospital for further identification.

Rescue teams completed the evacuation of all victims from inside the wreckage about midmorning. "There are no further casualties,” said Mohammad Syafii, the head of the National Search and Rescue Agency.

All 240 passengers on the Argo Bromo Anggrek long-distance train were safe, officials said.

Police were investigating the cause of the accident, Jakarta Police Chief Asep Edi Suheri told reporters at the scene.

The Indonesian Ministry of Transportation said in a written statement that authorities believe the incident began when another commuter train hit a stalled taxi near Bekasi Timur Station.

That led staff to stop a second commuter train at the station, where it was struck by a long-distance commuter train.

“As for the chronology of events, we are leaving it to the National Transportation Safety Committee to investigate the cause of tonight’s train accident in greater detail,” Rasyidin said.

Accidents are common on Indonesia’s aging railroad network. In January 2024, two trains collided in West Java province, killing at least four people.

Associated Press writer Niniek Karmini in Jakarta, Indonesia, contributed to this report.

Rescuers carry the body of a victim of a train collision in Bekasi, Indonesia, Tuesday, April 28, 2026. (AP Photo/Tatan Syuflana)

Rescuers carry the body of a victim of a train collision in Bekasi, Indonesia, Tuesday, April 28, 2026. (AP Photo/Tatan Syuflana)

A relative of a victim of a train collision weeps in Bekasi, Indonesia, Tuesday, April 28, 2026. (AP Photo/Tatan Syuflana)

A relative of a victim of a train collision weeps in Bekasi, Indonesia, Tuesday, April 28, 2026. (AP Photo/Tatan Syuflana)

Passengers are being rescued after a train collision in Bekasi, Indonesia, Tuesday, April 28, 2026. (AP Photo)

Passengers are being rescued after a train collision in Bekasi, Indonesia, Tuesday, April 28, 2026. (AP Photo)

People who are injured in a train collision are treated at a hospital, in Bekasi, Indonesia, Tuesday, April 28, 2026. (AP Photo/Achmad Ibrahim)

People who are injured in a train collision are treated at a hospital, in Bekasi, Indonesia, Tuesday, April 28, 2026. (AP Photo/Achmad Ibrahim)

Rescuers carry the body of a victim of a train collision in Bekasi, Indonesia, Tuesday, April 28, 2026. (AP Photo/Tatan Syuflana)

Rescuers carry the body of a victim of a train collision in Bekasi, Indonesia, Tuesday, April 28, 2026. (AP Photo/Tatan Syuflana)

Workers examine the wreckages of trains after a collision in Bekasi, Indonesia, Tuesday, April 28, 2026. (AP Photo/Tatan Syuflana)

Workers examine the wreckages of trains after a collision in Bekasi, Indonesia, Tuesday, April 28, 2026. (AP Photo/Tatan Syuflana)

Relatives of victims comfort each other after a train collision in Bekasi, Indonesia, Tuesday, April 28, 2026. (AP Photo/Tatan Syuflana)

Relatives of victims comfort each other after a train collision in Bekasi, Indonesia, Tuesday, April 28, 2026. (AP Photo/Tatan Syuflana)

Workers and rescuers examine the wreckage following a train collision in Bekasi, Indonesia, Tuesday, April 28, 2026. (AP Photo/Tatan Syuflana)

Workers and rescuers examine the wreckage following a train collision in Bekasi, Indonesia, Tuesday, April 28, 2026. (AP Photo/Tatan Syuflana)

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