Deadly Accident In Mukomuko, 7 People In One Family Died By A Truck

MUKOMUKO - Mukomuko Resort Police Traffic Unit, Bengkulu, conducted an investigation into the traffic accident case in Mekar Mulya Village, Penarik District, namely a tronton truck loaded with heavy equipment narrowing a Toyota Kijang car loaded with one family. "The accident caused seven people to die and one toddler survived. They are one family who came from West Sumatra Province," said Mukomuko Police Chief AKBP Nuswanto through Traffic Head AKP Rully Zuldh Fermana quoted by ANTARA, Friday, December 8. Based on information from the police, as many as seven people who died consisted of four women and three men. One surviving victim is still a toddler with minor injuries. "The identities of as many as eight traffic accident victims until now are still confirmed to the relevant family," he said. As for the identities of the two vehicles that had traffic accidents on Jalan Lintas Sumatra in this area, namely the Tronton truck car with police number BH 8232 HV and the Toyota Kijang B 1536 WMSKasat Then AKP Rull Zuldh Fermana explained, the chronology of the accident incident, namely the heavy equipment truck drove from Mukomuko City to Bengkulu City. Then, because the truck was unable to invite so that the truck immediately crashed and narrowed the Toyota Kijang car. Furthermore, his party will carry out further investigations related to the incident by asking for information from witnesses who were at the scene of traffic accidents. "Currently investigation. Police Reports (LP) are in progress," he said. One resident of Penerak Rustama District said the traffic accident event between the tronton truck carrying the heavy equipment had shocked the local residents.

He said residents together with law enforcement officers in the area evacuated victims of the accident from the deer car. "This victim had been squeezed for a long time because the evacuation process took a long time. Because heavy equipment was right on the car," he said.