Indramayu highway collision leaves 13 dead and dozens injured

On July 12‑13 2026 a pickup truck carrying wedding guests on the northern coastal (Pantura) highway near Kiajaran Kulon village in Indramayu regency, Java, was crushed between two trucks after the driver attempted a U‑turn. The first impact pushed the pickup into the opposite lane, where it was struck by a second truck, hurling passengers onto the road. Police chief Undang Syarif Hidayat said, “The impact pushed the pickup into the opposite lane where it was hit again by another truck.”

The crash initially killed 13 people and injured five. Subsequent medical treatment raised the death toll to 12 as two more victims died in hospital. Victims were returning from a wedding in nearby Parean village. Authorities are investigating the cause, examining road conditions, illegal U‑turn points (141 of 220 identified as illegal) and conducting a traffic‑accident analysis using 3‑D laser scanning. Multiple agencies—including local traffic police, the national traffic police (Korlantas), and the West Java police (Polda Jabar)—have been involved in the response and in evaluating safety measures on the Pantura corridor.