JAKARTA - PT Transportasi Jakarta ensures that it will bear all the costs of handling and compensation for the families of pedestrians who were killed after being hit by a Transjakarta bus on Jalan Margasatwa Raya west, specifically at the DDN Park Bus Stop, South Jakarta, Thursday, February 12.
Head of the Corporate Secretary and Public Relations Division of Transjakarta, Tjahyadi DPM, expressed his condolences over the incident involving the Route 1E bus.
Transjakarta, said Tjahyadi, has taken initial handling steps, including ensuring that the victim receives medical treatment before being declared dead. The company also covers the needs of ambulances and compensation for families.
"As a form of responsibility and empathy, we have ensured that all costs for handling at the hospital, provision of ambulances, to the provision of condolences for the families of the victims are fully covered to provide support in this difficult time," said Tjahyadi in a statement, Friday, February 12.
Regarding the legal process, Transjakarta has completely handed over the handling of the case to the police. This case is being handled by the Polda Metro Jaya.
Management also stated that it had submitted a number of supporting data, including CCTV footage, to help investigate the chronology of the incident.
"We are cooperative by submitting all supporting data, including CCTV footage, to reveal the chronology of the incident in a clear manner," said Tjahyadi.
In addition, the driver who was driving the bus during the incident has been temporarily dismissed during the examination process.
As a follow-up, Transjakarta said it would tighten supervision of drivers' compliance with safety operational procedures (SOP).
"We also consistently carry out socialization and education to the public through social media regarding the importance of understanding the area of blind spots or blind spots of large vehicles so that the safety of all road users can be better maintained," he explained.
A pedestrian was killed after being hit by a Transjakarta bus on Jalan Margasatwa Raya westbound, specifically at the DDN Park Bus Stop, South Jakarta, Thursday, February 12, around 14.20 WIB.
The Head of the Traffic Police Sub-Directorate of Traffic Police, AKBP Ojo Ruslani, explained that the accident involved a Transjakarta bus with the police number B-7756-TGC and a pedestrian who was a resident of Pondok Labu, Cilandak, South Jakarta.
Ojo said the incident began when the bus was traveling from east to west on Jalan Margasatwa Raya.
"Upon arrival at the crime scene, namely at the DDN Park Bus Stop, the rear wheel of the BusTransjakarta Vehicle NRKB B-7756-TGC allegedly ran over a pedestrian, brother Sutaji," Ojo said in his statement, Thursday, February 12.
As a result of the incident, the victim suffered head injuries and died on the spot. Currently, the case is being handled by the Polda Metro Jaya.
"As a result of the accident, a pedestrian was injured and died at the scene of the crime, then taken to Fatmawati General Hospital to request a visum et repertum," he said.
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