In Front Of The Police, The Conductor Confessed That The Cause Of The Tourism Bus Accident In Ciamis Was Due To Brake Failure

The arrival of one of the bodies of the victims of the tourism bus accident in Ciamis/ Photo: IST

JAKARTA - The bus driver who killed 4 people and injured 24 people on Jalan Raya Panjalu-Panumbangan, Ciamis Regency, West Java, has surrendered. However, the police have not named the bus driver as a suspect.

West Java Regional Police Head of Humas Kombes Pol Ibrahim Tompo said so far the police had questioned a number of witnesses, including Ipayudin alias Ipay, the bus driver.

"So now we are exploring the technical factors that caused the accident," said Ibrahim via text message, Monday, May 23.

So far the Ciamis Police are examining five witnesses. The witnesses ranged from the bus conductor, the people who were at the scene of the accident, to the bus driver.

According to him, a witness, namely the bus conductor, gave a statement if the accident was allegedly caused by the bus having failed brakes.

However, according to him, it is still only an initial assumption, because the police also need to explore other clues at the accident site.

"The conductor's statement is like this, but we can't convey this (the cause of the accident), we're looking into it," said Ibrahim.

Previously, the tourism bus accident occurred on Saturday, May 21. The accident is located on a road that has a downward contour.

The bus is thought to have lost control and crashed into a number of vehicles at the crash site, and also hit three residential units. As a result, four people died and 24 others were injured.