Hermanto Dardak, The Father Of The East Java Deputy Governor, Dies In An Accident, Police: The Driver He Was Traveling With Was Sleepy

JAKARTA - The former Director General of Highways, Hermanto Dardak, died as a result of a single accident on the Pemalang-Batang toll road, early this morning. The reason was that the driver of the car he was traveling in was sleepy.

"That's right (Hermanto Dardak died in an accident, ed)," said the Head of Public Relations of the Central Java Police, Kombes Iqbal Alqudusy, to VOI, Saturday, August 20.

Based on the reports received, the accident started when the car in which the father of the Deputy Governor of East Java was traveling crossed from the Kalikangkung Toll Gate (GT) towards Jakarta, at around 03.25 WIB.

However, suddenly Hermanto Dardak's car crashed into a truck in front of him.

As a result, the black Innova car was badly damaged. Especially on the front and left side.

"The results of the temporary inspection of the Innova car with a speed of 100 kilometers per hour," he said.

The accident left two people dead. One of them died, namely Hermanto Dardak.

Currently, the two victims have been taken to the Poso Pekalongan Hospital.

"The victim on behalf of Hermanto died and the victim on behalf of Angga Saputra suffered minor injuries," said Iqbal.