15 People Died As A Result Of Trucks Plunging Into Pelalawan River, Riau Police Chief Asks Companies To Be Responsible

The condition of the Segati River in Pelalawan which became the place where the company's truck fell which resulted in 15 deaths, Monday (24/2/2025). BETWEEN/HO-Polda Riau.

PeKANBARU - Riau Regional Police (Polda) asked the company to take responsibility for 15 victims who died in the incident of a truck plunging into the Segati River, Segati Village, Langgam District, Pelalawan Regency.

Riau Police Chief Inspector General Muhammad Iqbal asked the company to take care of survivors or deaths. In this case, the victims are employees of PT Empat Res Brothers (ERB), Contractor of Industrial Plant Forest Company PT Nusa Wana Raya (NWR).

"I encourage the company to be as strong as possible to be responsible. It is the responsibility to take a humanitarian approach to survivors and the victims who died," Iqbal said as quoted by ANTARA, Monday, February 24.

He also asked for everything to be taken care of, starting from the funeral process for his body to his family. In addition, he also asked the Pelawan Regency Government and the Pelalawan Police Chief to communicate with the company regarding the handling of this case.

"Yesterday I went down to the location. I asked the deputy regent, the Chief of the Pelalawan Police and other stakeholders to communicate with the company. Please convey the progress to me," said Iqbal.

In addition, he said, the police are also conducting an investigation to determine the cause of the truck accident that plunged into the Segati River, Saturday (22/2).

The incident occurred at around 10.00 WIB, on the main road of the PT NWR Acacia garden axis. The truck brought a group of PT ERB employees as many as 32 people with one driver and 31 adult passengers and children.

This employee is an acacia planting worker on the land of PT. NWR. Some of them took their children to the Segati Village market to buy necessities due to work holidays.

They boarded the company's truck and when they passed the bridge, the driver was thought to be sleepy so that the car plunged into the river. On the day of the accident four people were found dead until finally a total of 15 bodies were found on Monday (24/2).