Car Hit By Bangunkarta Train In Banyumas, One Dead And Three Injured

The condition of the car that was hit by the Bangunkarta train at an official crossing that is guarded independently by the community, Kuntili Village, Sumpiuh District, Banyumas Regency, Wednesday (23/2/2022). ANTARA/HO-KAI Purwokerto

PURWOKERTO - A car was reported to have been hit by the Bangunkarta Railway Jombang-Pasarsenen connection at the Kemranjen Station-Sumpiuh Station, Banyumas Regency, Central Java, resulting in one death and three injuries.

"Based on the report we received from the Railway Operations Control Center (Pusdalopska), the incident that occurred at the official crossing which was guarded independently by the community occurred on Wednesday, February 23, at 11.31 WIB," said the Public Relations Manager of PT Kereta Api Indonesia in the Operations Area. 5 Purwokerto Ayep Hanapi in Purwokerto, Banyumas Regency, reported by Antara, Wednesday, February 23.

In this case, he said, the engineer of the Bangunkarta train reported to Pusdalopska regarding the incident Plb 121b KA Bangunkarta was "tempered" (a railway term meaning it was hit, ed.) the car on JPL 495 (official crossing maintained independently, ed.), KM 413+2 /3 plots of road from Kemranjen Station-Sumpiuh Station, entering the area of Kuntili Village, Sumpiuh District, Banyumas Regency.

When the Bangunkarta train was about to pass at JPL 495, he said, there was a car that broke through the guard from the residents, so the driver sounded the slogan 35 through the locomotive's trumpet.

"Because of the close distance, the car finally 'hit' the Bangunkarta train. Based on the information we received, the driver of the car before the incident had been warned by local residents and other drivers, but did not pay attention," he said.

As a result of this incident, he said, the back of the minibus car with plate number B-1559-ZFY which was known to be driven by a man with the initials WP (58), a resident of Sibrama Village RT 01 RW 01, Kemranjen District, Banyumas, was hit by the Bangunkarta train.

In addition, he continued, the incident also resulted in the death of one passenger and the injury of three other passengers, all of whom were residents of Sibrama Village RT 01 RW 01, Kemranjen District, Banyumas.

He said the victim who died was identified as Supardi (40), while the injured victims were named Supriati (60), Herni Widiasari (20), and Widiono (60).

"All the victims have been taken to the nearest hospital, while the driver with the initials WP has been secured at the Sumpiuh Police Station," he said.

He said the incident also caused Plb 121b KA Bangunkarta to make an extraordinary stop in the vicinity of the incident location to inspect the locomotive CC 203 98 18 which was pulling a series of trains.

After the locomotive and circuit were declared in good condition, he said, Plb 121b KA Bangunkarta continued its journey to Pasarsenen, Jakarta.

Regarding this incident, Ayep appealed to the public to always be disciplined in traffic, especially when crossing level crossings.

According to him, the car accident that hit the Bangunkarta train needs to be paid attention to by road users because it shows that public discipline in traffic is still low.

"PT KAI Daop 5 Purwokerto invites all road users to jointly obey the existing signs and be more vigilant when crossing railroad crossings. To reduce the number of accidents and victims, the public is expected to be more disciplined in traffic and be aware of and understand also the function of the crossing," he said.