Bengkulu Regional Government Bus Transports 25 Taekwondo Athletes Accident In Lampung, Driver Dies, 6 Others Injured

The bus belonging to the Bengkulu City Government Secretariat (Pemkot) had an accident in Lampung. The bus accident with 25 Taekwondo athletes injured a driver and six passengers.

"We departed Wednesday, December 13 to participate in the Kemenpora trophy championship in Jakarta using two buses belonging to the Bengkulu City Government Secretariat and belonging to the Secretariat of the Bengkulu City Government Council and while in Lampung, a bus belonging to the Bengkulu City Government Secretariat had an accident driven by victim K," said Chairman of the Bengkulu Indonesian Taekwondo Management, Teuku Zulkarnain when confirmed, Friday, December 15, confiscated by Antara.

The accident began when his party used two buses belonging to the Secretariat of Bengkulu City and the Secretariat of the Bengkulu City House of Representatives (DPRD) departing on December 13, 2023 to participate in the Indonesian Youth and Sports (Kemenpora) Cup championship in Jakarta. In the accident, six people were also injured and one of them was seriously injured and one of them had to be taken to a nearby hospital for treatment, while the deceased had been taken to Bengkulu to be buried in the funeral home. "For the chronology, we have not received clear information, what is clear is that the bus suffered severe damage and the driver died and six children's athletes were injured and one of them was quite severe, namely the coach with the initials B," said Teuku.

Furthermore, some of the victims of the accident have been picked up by their families in Bengkulu and others will be sent home on Saturday, December 16. "Some victims have been picked up by their families in Lampung and will be sent home on Saturday after the results of the examination related to the post-accident elements and the results of the hospital on the victims," he said. Therefore, he asked the Bengkulu community to pray for the victims who had an accident to quickly recover physically and mentally, because the victims were also traumatized after the incident.