Kediri Police Arrest Truck Driver Who Escaped After Crashing Santri To Death

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JAKARTA - Police officers from the Kediri Resort, East Java, managed to apprehend the driver of the truck that crashed into the car carrying students in Kediri Regency, East Java, who had previously fled. The head of the Kediri Police Traffic Unit AKP Bobby M Zulfikar said the perpetrators had been arrested in the Sidoarjo area. "After coordinating with the Surabaya Police and Sidoarjo Police, the perpetrator was arrested in Taman Sidoarjo District," he said in Kediri, reported by Antara, Sunday, November 28. . The condition of the truck body is also damaged on the right side, so it can be identified that the vehicle was involved in the accident in Kediri. The driver of the tronton truck is known to have the initials AS (45), a resident of Tulungagung. The person concerned is now being detained at the Kediri Police for further investigation. The police said that he was on his way to Sidoarjo after sending cement to Kediri City. The police suspect that he fled for fear of being judged by the masses. However, the police are still conducting intensive investigations for further legal proceedings. "He probably fled because he was afraid of the crowd," said Bobby. Previously, the fatal accident occurred on a public road in Gampeng Village, Gampengrejo District, Kediri Regency, Saturday, November 27. The truck driver hit a minibus/elf car carrying students from a boarding school in Jombang. The students were about to go on a trip to Prigi Beach, Trenggalek Regency. As a result of the incident, four of the nine passengers in the elf car died. While the rest suffered injuries and currently the injured victims are receiving medical treatment.

PT Jasa Raharja has also handed over compensation to the families of the victims of an accident involving a minibus with a truck that resulted in four deaths in Kediri Regency. compensation to the heirs according to the victim's domicile. As for the injured victims who are treated in hospital, his party has issued a Guarantee Letter ensuring that the cost of treating the victim is borne by Jasa Raharja. IDR 50 million and compensation for maintenance costs up to IDR 20 million.