17 Vehicles Involved In Concrete Accidents On The Cipularang Toll Road, 1 Person Dies
West Java Police Chief Inspector General Akhmad Wiyagus said 17 vehicles were involved in an accident at KM 92B Cipularang Toll Road, Purwakarta Regency, West Java. One person was declared dead.
The Regional Police Chief said the West Java Police Traffic Director had checked the accident site. In addition to one victim who died, eight people were injured.
"The number of victims one died, then eight were injured, but later it will continue to be checked," said Akhmad Wiyagus as quoted by ANTARA, Monday, November 11.
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The West Java Regional Police previously revealed that a series of collisions on the Cipularang Kilometer 92 Toll Road, Purwakarta Regency, were allegedly triggered by a heavy truck that had failed brakes and crashed into the vehicle in front of it. The accident occurred at around 15.30 WIB.
"The brakes failed because they were loaded quite a lot, quite heavy, so they hit the vehicle in front of them," said Head of Public Relations of the West Java Police, Kombes Pol Jules Abraham Abast in Bandung.