Odong-odong Accident Case In Banyuwangi, Driver Becomes A Suspect

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BANYUWANGI – The case of an odong-odong train accident that carried dozens of mothers and children on Jalan Raya Yosomulyo, Gambiran District, Banyuwangi, East Java is being processed by law.

The odong-odong driver Parijo, (58) from Komis Kulon Hamlet, Wonosobo Village, Srono District, was named a suspect by the police.

The driver is accused of being the person most responsible for the incident that injured dozens of the children's mothers.

Head of Lakalantas Police of Banyuwangi, AKP Budi Hermawan said the cause of the accident was suspected to have occurred due to the negligence of the driver.

"The driver forgot to lock the rabbit train connection. There are several factors, but the main one is negligence," said AKP Budi, Tuesday, January 4.

According to him, odong-odong is not included in the Indonesian National Standard (SNI) vehicle type. Especially if it is used to transport passengers on public roads, it is clearly a violation of traffic rules.

"This is because odong-odong do not have a cover on the side and there is no roadworthiness test, and there is no guarantee of safety. The driver was named a suspect and charged with Article 310 paragraph 4 of Law Number 22 of 2009 concerning Traffic," he explained.

It was previously reported that the odong-odong containing 40 mothers and children crashed into the fence of a shop owned by Tatik, Lailanah (56) on Jalan Raya Dusun Krajan, Yosomulyo Village, Gambiran District, Tuesday, December 28.

The series of odong-odong carriages which were full of passengers overturned, injuring dozens of passengers, dominated by children.