SEMARANG - A PO Cahaya Trans bus carrying 34 passengers overturned at the Krapyak toll road exit junction of Semarang City, Monday, December 22, around 00.30 WIB, killing at least 15 people.
The bus with the police number B. 7201 IV, which departed from Jatiasih, Jakarta to Yogyakarta, was reported to be speeding and allegedly lost control, hitting the road divider and eventually rolling over.
Basarnas Semarang Search and Rescue Office which is carrying out the Special SAR Alert for Nataru (Christmas and New Year) at the Kalikangkung Joint Post in Semarang City is on standby and will immediately head to the location to carry out SAR handling.
"We and the joint SAR team from the National Police, Jasa Marga, PMI and others managed to evacuate all the victims from the bus that was involved in the accident. There were 15 passengers who died and 19 others were injured," said Head of the Semarang SAR Office Budiono.
He explained that the evacuation process itself was quite difficult because some of the victims were still in a pinned position and the access to the victims was filled with glass shards.
The team must enter the overturned bus, reach and open access to the victim, and evacuate him out of the bus with extra caution.
"The evacuation process was completed at 4 am (04.00 WIB) yesterday. The cause of the accident itself is not yet known for sure, but it is suspected that the bus lost control while speeding from Jakarta to Yogyakarta earlier this morning," he said.
Finally, at around 04.00 WIB the evacuation process ended and all the victims who were successfully evacuated were then rushed to the nearest hospital, including the Kariadi Hospital, Columbia Asia Hospital and the Adhyatma MPH Hospital or Tugu Semarang Hospital.
"We thank all parties for their cooperation, so that the evacuation process can run smoothly," he said.
Budiono also appealed to road users to be more careful when driving, and to rest if they are tired.
"And we urge road users to be more careful when driving. Rest when you are tired and keep a safe distance from other vehicles," he said.
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