TNI AD Condolences For The Death Of TNI Members And Metro TV Contributors In Accident In Merauke

JAKARTA - The Indonesian Armed Forces through the Head of Army Information Service (Kadispenad), Brigadier General Tatang Subarna, conveyed their deepest condolences for the death of Lt. Cpm I Kadek Adi Suharyana SH and Metro TV contributor Br. Roi Dorsono Rahel in an accident in Merauke, Papua. Tuesday, April 12.

In a press release received by VOI, Subarna said that there had been a single accident of a TNI vehicle to coincide with the visit of the Chief of Army Staff, General TNI Dudung Abdurachman SE, MM in the Merauke area, Papua, which resulted in the death of one TNI AD soldier and three media crew members injured.

One of the media crew who became victims of the accident, namely Br. Roi Dorsono Rahel, a contributor to Metro TV, finally breathed his last after being treated at the hospital due to bleeding in the head.

Kadispenad Brigadier General Tatang conveyed a brief chronology of the accident when crossing Km 62 from Merauke towards Sota with a vehicle speed of 60 Km/hour, the car the victim was traveling in came out of the right side of the road, so the driver could not control the vehicle. Then the vehicle swerved and overturned. It is suspected that the driver of the vehicle who is also a member of the TNI fell asleep.

When the car overturned, the driver of Prada Adi Febrian Napitupulu, Lt. Cpm I Kadek Adi Suhardiyana, SH and Br. Roi Dorsono Rahel was thrown out of the vehicle causing serious injuries, while 2 other people and Br. Laurens Bawotong and Br. Aldo Waryaan was still in the vehicle, both suffered minor injuries.

The victim was then evacuated to Bunda Pengharapan Hospital for first aid and then referred to Merauke Hospital which has more complete equipment.

KSAD General TNI Dudung Abdurachman., SE, MM along with Mrs. Rahma Dudung Abdurachman (General Chairperson of Persit Kartika Chandra Kirana) took the time to visit Bunda Pengharapan Hospital to visit the accident victims.

After being convinced that the victims were handled properly, Kasad and his entourage continued a series of working visits to other areas, namely Kodam XVI Pattimura.

To the body of the late First Lieutenant Cpm I Kadek Adi Suhardiyana, SH, who was the victim of death, a funeral, and delivery ceremony was held led by Danrem 174/ATW as Irup and then the body was flown to the funeral home on Br. Umadesa Street, Peraupan Dam Street, Peguyangan kaja, North Denpasar, Denpasar City Bali.

The Indonesian Army expresses deep concern and condolences for the death of Br. Roi Dorsono Rahel and hopes that the other injured victims can be treated as well as possible at the hospital.