TransJakarta Driver Admits 'Jack Presses Gas Pedal Triggers Accident,' Polda Metro Investigate Elements Of Negligence

The Polantas Post at PGC Cililitan was hit by Transjakarta/ Photo: Rizky Sulistio/ VOI

JAKARTA - The police have begun to investigate the element of negligence behind the TransJakarta bus accident that crashed into the Traffic Police Post (Pos Polantas) PGC Cililitan, East Jakarta.

Exploration is done by checking the driver to the camera device installed on the bus.

"While we are still examining the driver, witnesses, assistants, technicians, and CCTV on the dashboard and at the location," said Head of Sub-Directorate for Gakkum Ditlantas Polda Metro Jaya AKBP Argo Wiyono when confirmed, Friday, December 3.

In fact, it is planned that the TransJakarta bus driver will be re-examined today. However, it did not specify the time of the inspection.

In the investigation later, said Argo, his party will explore several things. One of them was when the driver started driving until he finally hit the police post.

Because, based on the results of the examination at the time of the incident, the driver admitted that the accident was caused by the jack accidentally pressing the gas pedal. Thus, the speed of the vehicle cannot be controlled.

"After that (the examination of the driver and other parties) can only be determined where the negligence is," said Argo.

For information, the Transjakarta bus crashed into the Traffic Police Post (Pos Polantas) PGC Cililitan, which is located at the intersection in front of the Cililitan Wholesale Center (PGC), Jalan Mayjen Sutoyo, Kramat Jati, East Jakarta.

As a result of the collision, the Polantas Post was badly damaged after being hit by a Transjakarta bus from the direction of Jatinegara. According to information, a Transjakarta officer was injured in the accident.

The accident had caused traffic jams around the PGC Cililitan area. The reason is, half the bus body is still on the shoulder of the road so that it blocks the flow of traffic in that location.