JAKARTA - The police have named a container truck driver named Muhammad Ali as a suspect in the accident that occurred at Simpang Rapak, Balikpapan, East Kalimantan. The truck driver was investigated intensively until the police finally decided to be a suspect.

"We have secured it. We will investigate, we will immediately determine him as a suspect", said the Head of Public Relations of the East Kalimantan Police, Kombes Yusuf Sutejo, to VOI on Friday, January 21.

In fact, Yusuf stated that the container driver had been detained. Because, in the case of an accident, the penalty is more than 5 years.

In the case of the deadly accident in Balikpapan, the truck driver was charged with multiple articles. Among them, Article 310 of Law number 22 of 2009 concerning Road Transport Traffic (LLAJ) in conjunction with Article 359 of the Criminal Code.

"The threat (of imprisonment, ed) is 5 and 6 years", said Yusuf.

A series of accidents occurred at Simpang Rapak, North Balikpapan, Balikpapan, East Kalimantan. The accident involved dozens of motorized vehicles.

According to a video circulating on social media, the accident occurred on Friday, January 21, at around 06.15 WITA.

The accident started when several vehicles stopped at an intersection. However, soon a container truck appeared that was traveling at high speed.

However, the truck did not slow down, so it immediately hit all the vehicles in front of it. Four people died in this fatal accident.


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