Bus Overturned In Solok, West Sumatra, 8 People Injured

A bus carrying passengers from Solok to Padang, West Sumatra, had an accident and overturned on Tuesday. ANTARA/ HO Polres Solok

PADANG - A bus carrying passengers overturned on the Solok-Padang Cross Road, Lubuk Selasih, Batang Barus, Solok Regency, West Sumatra. Eight people were injured.

Solok Police Traffic Head AKP Dian Jumes Putra said the accident occurred at around 06.30 WIB which caused the Tranex minibus belonging to PO Jasa Malindo to overturn.

"There were seven passengers on the Jasa Malindo tranex with minor injuries, including a motorcycle rider," he said, quoted by ANTARA, Tuesday, July 12.

He explained that this accident involved a motorcycle driven by Ali Usman (51).

"The condition of the minibus when the accident overturned," he said.

According to him, the accident started when Tranex Jasa Malindo came from Solok to Padang, but due to slippery roads, the Tranex bus tires slipped.

Then the car lost control so that it widened into the opponent's lane so that it hit the motorcyclist and the Tranex after that it overturned

“As a result of the accident, the tranex passengers were injured, one fractured a bone. The victim was taken to the Kayu Aro Hospital for treatment," he said.