Had Stopped To Buy Cilok, The Car With A Couple Slipped Into A 30 Meter Abyss On The Sembalun Tourist Route

NTB - A car plunged into a 30-meter-deep ravine on the Pusuk Sembalun tourist route, Sembalun District, East Lombok, Sunday, October 3 today. One person died and one person was injured. The incident began when the black car, DR 1841 AN, was about to go home after a trip to Sembalun.

Suddenly the car driven by Ayup (52) with his wife had a problem. The condition of the road that decreases sharply and the winding route makes the driver unable to control the vehicle. As a result, the fatal accident was unavoidable.

"At first glance, I saw that the car from the parking lot of Pusuk Sembalun was about to return from the direction of Sembalun. Suddenly he hit a coffee shop and a sports selfie near me," said Maemunah, an eye witness as reported by Antara.

Fortunately, when the incident occurred, there were no motorbikes, cars or people around the location.

"I was shocked by the incident, especially my friends, and fortunately at the time of the incident the visitors were quiet because it was late in the afternoon, if only during the afternoon when tourists were busy visiting. I can't imagine so many tourists resting and taking selfies," said Maemunah .

As a result of the incident, the driver died on the way to the Sembalun Health Center. Meanwhile, the victim's wife (passenger), Mahimi (52) suffered facial injuries and was treated by the local health center medical team and then referred to the Selong Hospital.

The victim's family, Aipda Tatang Juniawan, explained that before the incident he and the victim and his extended family traveled to Sembalun with a group of five cars. At that time the victim's car went first, while the other car had stopped below.

"We were not together, because his car went first and we stopped at the bottom," said Aipda Tatang Juniawan when confirmed in Sembalun. The victim had stopped at Pusuk to buy a pentol (Cilok), said Tatang.

There were four people in the car. Drs Ayup as the driver along with three passengers, namely his wife and two children. However, after stopping at Pusuk, the two children changed cars.

"Once he arrived at Pusuk, the deceased had stopped to buy a pentol. Fortunately, his two children were not in the car of the deceased, his two children were in my cousin's car," said Tatang.

Meanwhile, the Sembalun Police Chief through the Head of Sabara Brigade Brigade Ida Bagus Tatur confirmed the incident at around 16.15 WITA.

"We got information from one of the Pusuk tour operators at around 16.15 WITA. That a car plunged into a ravine," said Bagus.

As soon as he received the information, he and the members of the Sembalun Sector Police went directly to the crime scene to identify the incident. Until this news was revealed the cause of the incident was not known for sure.

"For the time being, we don't know the cause. What is certain is that one victim died on the way to the Sembalun Health Center," said Bagus.