JAKARTA - A traffic accident involving a motorcycle and a Transjakarta electric bus occurred around the Orang Crossing Bridge (JPO) Bandengan 2, Penjaringan, North Jakarta, Friday morning. The incident resulted in a motorcyclist dying.
The vehicles involved were a Honda Beat motorcycle driven by a man with the initials AP (28) and a Transjakarta electric bus driven by T (48).
After hitting the road divider, the victim fell into the special lane for Transjakarta buses. At the same time, the Transjakarta electric bus that passed from behind did not have time to dodge so that the vehicle hit the victim who had fallen on the busway lane.
As a result of the collision, the victim, who was a private employee from Matraman, East Jakarta, was declared dead at the scene of the crime. The victim's motorcycle was also reported to have suffered considerable damage.
Head of the Public Relations and CSR Department of Transjakarta, Ayu Wardhani, expressed her condolences over the incident. He explained that the bus involved was an armada with the body number DMR 250276 serving the 1A Pantai Maju-Balaikota route.
"PT Transportasi Jakarta (Transjakarta) expresses its deepest condolences for the traffic accident involving a bus with the body number DMR 250276 and a motorcyclist on route 1A (Pantai Maju - Balaikota) on Friday around 05.30 WIB," said Ayu in his statement, Friday, March 6.
According to Ayu, the incident occurred after the South Bendengan Stop when the victim allegedly hit the road divider or MCB and entered the bus lane so that there was an unavoidable contact with the Transjakarta bus.
The victim was then evacuated to the Cipto Mangunkusumo Hospital (RSCM), but was declared dead.
Ayu added that the Transjakarta party is currently continuing to coordinate with the police to handle and further investigate the case. The handling of the accident case is now being carried out by the Traffic Directorate of the Metro Jaya Police.
"Transjakarta continues to appeal to road users to be disciplined in traffic," said Ayu.
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