SORONG - Commander of the XVIII/Kasuari Regional Military Command, Maj. Gen. Gabriel Lema, visited the funeral home for the families of 18 victims who died in an accident at kilometer 10 of the Trans Manokwari-Arfak Mountains road.

The Military Commander expressed his condolences for the deaths of 18 victims. Family members are expected to be steadfast and patient with the trials that occur.

Based on the data obtained, the 18 victims of the deadly accident in Manokwari were people from East Nusa Tenggara (NTT).

According to the head of the Flobomora NTT tribe in West Papua, Clinton Tali, the victims who died were mostly citizens. These victims came from the Maumere Tribe in NTT, the Belu Tribe in Atambua, and the Marasi Tribe in NTT.

The 18 people who died consisted of 16 male, 1 female, 1 toddler while 10 people were seriously injured, of which 9 were male, 1 female and 6 lightly injured.

The single traffic accident was allegedly caused by the truck being overloaded, causing the brakes to fail.

"All the bodies have been dispatched to NTT using a Lion Air plane," said Clinton Tali.


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