Bus Accident In Bantul Yogyakarta That Killed 13 Passengers Allegedly Caused By Blong Brakes

A tourist bus accident in Bantul, Yogyakarta, which killed 13 passengers. (Photo: Antara)

JAKARTA - The Bantul Resort Police (Polres) of the Special Region of Yogyakarta said there was a possibility that the brakes failed as the cause of the bus accident in Bantul, Yogyakarta which killed 13 passengers on Sunday, February 6, 2022.

The Bantul Police escort the victim who died from a single bus accident in Bukit Bego, Kedungbuweng Hamlet, Wukirsari Village, Imogiri District, Bantul Regency to his family in Sukoharjo, Central Java. Raharja to Sukoharjo or the address according to the ID card of the victim," said Bantul Police Chief AKBP Ihsan during a press conference at the Bantul Police Headquarters, Sunday night. resulted in 13 people died, and 34 other passengers were injured. The bus transports a group of tourists from Sukoharjo, Central Java. "We will escort it to ensure the victim is delivered to their respective families. We express our condolences to the victim's family for this incident, and we will process the crime scene, then investigate to find out this accident, "He said. The Chief of Police said, from the fatal accident, the Bantul Police Satlantas ranks have made efforts, the first is with volunteers to evacuate especially the dead. "Secondly, we coordinated with hospitals to set up information posts in three hospital which aims to provide information to victims who are being treated at the hospital," he said as quoted by Antara.

According to him, as many as 34 victims who suffered injuries were treated at three hospitals in the Bantul region, namely Panembahan Senopati Hospital, Bantul, Nur Hidayah Hospital, and PKU Muhammadiyah Hospital Bantul. our Inafis team, because at the time of treatment they were not equipped with ID cards, and this is still the identification process by Inafis," he said.

The Head of Police said that the chronology of the incident began when the "Gandos Abadi" tourism bus carrying a family gathering group from Sukoharjo, Central Java was going to travel by bus to Breksi Cliffs, Sleman, Bantul Pine Forest, and finally Parangtritis Beach Bantul. the bus goes to the Pine Forest, but when it will pass the TKP the vehicle that will climb Bego Hill which is an incline was not strong based on the witness's testimony, so that some of the passengers got off. at the time of the derivative, the vehicle drove down and suddenly the vehicle swayed," he said. The Head of Bantul Police, Yogyakarta added, from the testimony of witnesses who were on the bus, he saw the driver panicking while shifting the vehicle, so there are indications that the braking function is not working or the brakes fail. when it decreases.