Victim Died Due To Car Hit By Bangunkarta Train So 2 People

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PURWOKERTO - The number of people who died when a car hit the Bangunkarta train in Banyumas Regency, Central Java increased by one, so there were two people.

"Based on the latest information we received, the victim is Yatiman, a resident of Sibrama Village RT 01 RW 01, Kemranjen District, Banyumas," said Public Relations Manager of PT Kereta Api Indonesia Operation Area 5 Purwokerto Ayep Hanapi quoted by Antara, Wednesday, February 23.

He said the whereabouts of the victim on behalf of Yatiman as one of the passengers of the car that had the accident was known based on the report of a family who did not participate in the group of residents of Sibrama Village RT 01 RW 01.

In this case, the victim's family who knew about the accident immediately went to the puskesmas but did not find Yatiman.

Because of that, the victim's family and residents are looking for the whereabouts of the orphans around the scene.

"After a search was carried out, the victim on behalf of Yatiman was found in a drowned position in a river not far from the location of the incident and was indicated as dead," said Ayep.

He said that with the discovery of Yatiman's body, two people died in the incident, while three other victims were injured.

According to him, one other dead victim was named Supardi (40), while the injured victims were named Supriati (60), Herni Widiasari (20), and Widiono (60).

"All of the victims, who are residents of Sibrama Village RT 01 RW 01, have been taken to Sumpiuh I Health Center. Meanwhile, the car driver with the initials WP (58), a resident of Sibrama Village RT 01 RW 01, has been secured at Sumpiuh Police," said Ayep.

Accident between a car with license plate number B-1559-ZFY and Plb 121b KA Bangunkarta connection Jombang-Pasarsenen at an official crossing which is guarded independently by the community (JPL 495), KM 413+2/3 plot of road Kemranjen Station-Sumpiuh Station, entering the area of Kuntili Village , Sumpiuh District, Banyumas Regency, occurred on Wednesday afternoon.

Prior to the incident, local residents and other motorists had warned car drivers that a train would pass by.

However, the warning was not heeded and the driver of the car, known to have the initials WB, continued to break through the crossing even though from a distance, the slogan 35 sounded by the driver of Plb 121b KA Bangunkarta through the trumpet of the locomotive CC 203 98 18.

Due to the short distance, the back of the car was hit by Plb 121b KA Bangunkarta, so that two passengers died and three other passengers were injured.

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 the train series.

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