Allegedly Forgot To Turn On Siren, Fire Truck Crashes Into Public Transportation In Rawamangun, East Jakarta

Illustration of fire engine (doc. Antara)

JAKARTA - An accident involving a fire engine (damkar) with city transportation (angkot) and a motorcyclist occurred in Rawamangun, East Jakarta (Jaktim). The incident was allegedly caused by the driver of the fire engine forgetting to turn on the siren.

East Jakarta Metro Police Traffic Head AKBP Edy Surasa said the incident occurred on Sunday, March 6, at 08.45 WIB.

Starting from motorcyclists and angkot cars traveling from west to east at the Alu-Alu Intersection, Rawamangun, East Jakarta. Suddenly a fire truck appeared from the north to the south that cut the road.

"So when motorcyclists and angkot are going west to east, suddenly a fire engine appears cutting from north to south, right at the Alu-alu intersection, Rawamangun. So the collision occurred," said Edy when contacted by Voi.id, Sunday, March 6.

Edy assessed that there was an alleged negligence on the part of the firefighter driver, because he did not turn on the siren when crossing the area. "Yes, there are allegations of negligence, based on the testimony of witnesses at the scene, the car from the fire department did not turn on the siren," he said.

"But for further details, whether the firefighters are on duty or not, the results of the examination of our members will be carried out, while the chronology is first," he added.

As a result of the incident, the motorcyclist and passenger of the angkot suffered minor injuries. Now he has been taken to the hospital.

"The Angkota (driver) was not injured, the passenger only got a collision, but the passenger only had minor injuries, the motorbike was also aware, meaning the category was also light," he said.