BANJARMASIN - Member of the South Kalimantan Regional Police Traffic Directorate, Kompol Edwin Widya Dirotsaha Putra, died when he was hit by a fallen tree while driving with a group of the Safety Driving Center team in the Rantau bypass area, Tapin Regency.
"It is true that the victim died on behalf of Kompol Edwin Widya Dirotsaha Putra, who served as the head of the Fasmat SBST Sub-Directorate of Regident of the South Kalimantan Regional Police," said Head of Public Relations of the South Kalimantan Police, Kombes Adam Erwindi, as reported by ANTARA, Wednesday, February 4.
Adam explained that the victim was riding a motorcycle to carry out a road inspection activity with the SDC team of the South Kalimantan Regional Police Traffic Directorate, which was directly led by the Director of Traffic of the South Kalimantan Regional Police, Commissioner General of Police Fahri Siregar.
When passing through Jalanby pass Rantau, precisely in front of the Haur Kuning Housing Complex towards Banjarmasin, suddenly a large tree fell and hit the victim.
Although he was rushed to the Datu Sanggul Rantau Regional General Hospital, the victim's life was not saved and was declared dead with bleeding in the head.
Dirlantas Polda Kalsel together with a group toured 13 districts and cities to check traffic flow lanes in the 2026 Intan Safety Regional Police Operation.
In every city that is crossed, Dirlantas also campaigns for programsafety ridingor the concept of safe driving that prioritizes self-safety and other road users.
The Safety Operation was carried out for 14 days starting from February 2 to 15, 2026 by prioritizing preemptive and preventive steps to educate the public to be disciplined in traffic in an effort to prevent accidents.
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