West Sumatra Police Record 15 People Died During Operation Ketupat 2022

Head of Subsection for Renmin Bag Ops Ditlantas West Sumatra Police Kompol Febgendri/Photo: Antara

PADANG - The Directorate of Traffic (Ditlantas) of the West Sumatra Police recorded 15 people died due to road accidents during the 2022 Ketupat Singgalang Operation. The Head of the Renmin Bag Ops Subdivision of the West Sumatra Police Ditlantas Kompol Febgendri in Padang, Friday 13 May, said the death toll this year increased compared to the time of Operation Ketupat 2021. In Operation Ketupat 2021, nine people died, while this year it increased to 15 people. "This means that there are six people added, or an increase of about 67 percent," he said as quoted by Antara. Meanwhile, for victims of serious injuries in 2021, there were eight cases and in 2022 a slight increase, nine cases. There were 118 cases of minor injuries in 2021, a sharp increase to 195 cases in 2022. "As for the material losses, compared to 2021, it rose 267 percent, from Rp. 109.650,000 to Rp. During the Ketupat Singgalang Operation 2022, traffic accidents during homecoming and backflow increased from 78 incidents in 2021 to 108 incidents in 2022. The West Sumatra Regional Police Ditlantas issued fines to 345 motorists and this number increased compared to last year's 321. The sanctions for reprimands There were a total of 4,412 in 2022, an increase compared to last year's 1,468 reprimands. The comparison of the number of violations between 2021 and 2022 in the Ketupat Singgalang Operation also saw an increase of 2,968 cases. In 2021 the number of violations was 1,789 and this year there were 4,757 violations, an increase of 166 percent.