Desperately Crossing Toll Road, Pedestrian Dies Instantly Hit By Isuzu Mux On Tangerang - Merak Toll Road

Police officers inspect the scene of the Tangerang Merak Toll Road accident/ Photo: Doc. Banten Police

MERAK - A teenage boy died after being hit by an Isuzu Mux car on the Tangerang - Merak toll road. According to information from the Director of Lantas Polda Banten Kombes Pol Budi Mulyanto, the victim with the initials TP (19) at that time wanted to cross the toll road. Based on the reports received, the incident occurred on Thursday night, May 5, around 20.00 WIB at Km 66,500 of the Tangerang - Merak toll road section. Kombes Budi said the Isuzu Mux car number A 1425 TN was driven by AG (43). "It is true that a traffic accident occurred on Thursday (5 May, at around 20.00 WIB at Km 66,500 of the Tangerang - Merak toll road on the Merak side. One of the initial factors that caused the accident was when the victim walked across the Tangerang - Merak toll road segment) then hit by an Isuzu Mux vehicle driven by AG," said Budi, Friday (6 May).

According to Budi, when the incident took place, the Isuzu Mux car was on the slow lane of the Tangerang-Merak toll road. "The driver drove from Tangerang to Merak in the left lane or later, arrived at the TKP (scene), according to the driver's confession, his vehicle hit a pedestrian in the left lane. The final position of the normal vehicle was on the shoulder of the road leading to Merak and the victim was also was on the shoulder of the road. As a result of the incident the victim suffered a torn wound on the head and abrasions on the right hand, then the victim was taken to the Sari Asih Serang Hospital, "explained Budi. Dirlantas added that the Accident Investigator of the Banten Police Ditlantas had conducted an initial crime scene investigation and helped and brought the victim to the hospital and the vehicle had been secured. "Furthermore, to find out the causes of the last accident, investigators will carry out a further investigation and investigation process which is now handled by investigators from the Laka Section of the Banten Police Traffic Unit," he added.