Trucks Lost Control Of A Number Of Workers At The Mining Company PT IWIP Malut, 11 People Were Injured

Central Halmahera District Police stated that there were consecutive accidents in the area of the mining company PT IWIP (Photo Via ANTARA)

TERNATE - Central Halmahera (Halteng) District Police, North Maluku (Malut) stated that a series of accidents in the area of the mining company PT IWIP resulted in 11 people suffering serious injuries and minor injuries.

"Of the 11 victims who suffered injuries, six of them suffered minor injuries and are still being treated at a clinic owned by PT IWIP, while five victims suffered serious injuries," said Head of Criminal Investigation Unit of the Halteng Police, Iptu Taufik Saimima, contacted from Ternate, Antara, Sunday. , April 3rd.

The work accident occurred on Saturday, April 2 at around 07.00 WIT in the PT IWIP company area, precisely at KM 0 at the intersection between smelter L and smelter K.

The victims in the accident were foreign workers (TKA) from China totaling 7 people, namely Jia Wei Jiang, Song Qing, Ma Yong Kang, Liu Bau Qun, Jin Chao, Wu Jin Jieo and Li Guo Lih, while the victim was an Indonesian citizen. (WNI) or local workers totaling four people, namely La Ode Ridwan, M Yusup, La Ode Usman and Sulfani Alfaeni.

"We continue to communicate with the management of PT IWIP and so far there is no information on the victim who died and is still receiving medical treatment," he said.

Investigators will investigate the accident by asking for statements from witnesses in the field, including the six witnesses with minor injuries.

The chronology of the work accident started when a red Shacman type DT truck with hull number 493 loaded with Or driven by Sulfani Alfaeni lost control.

As a result, the DT truck hull number 493 from north to south arrived at the intersection between smelter K and smelter L, the road conditions were slightly downhill at high speed, causing the car driven by Sulfani Alfaeni to experience a brake failure.

The driver could not control the car and hit two other DT cars with hull numbers 386, 483 and one Dutro car number 24 which was loaded with passengers.