Maut Bus Accident Entered Jurang 20 Meters And Died 7 People In Magetan, Police Conduct An Investigation

Joint officers evacuated victims of a bus accident into a ravine on Jalan Raya Sarangan, Plaosan District, Magetan Regency, East Java/ANTARA

Magetan Resort Police (Polres) investigated the cause of the Semeru Putra Transindo bus entering a ravine in the Jalan Raya Sarangan area, Plaosan District, Magetan Regency, East Java, Sunday, December 4. In this incident seven people died. Head of Traffic at the Magetan Police, AKP Trifona Situmorang, said that it was suspected that the bus with police number H-1470-AG suffered brake damage so that the driver lost control when the bus went through a steep descent route while heading to the Telaga Sarangan tourist spot. The bus then hit the iron barrier and entered the ravine. "It is suspected that the brake problem was because we checked that the brake part was damaged," AKP Trifona told reporters in Magetan as reported by Antara. Seven people were reported to have died, including the bus driver, in the single accident. The dead victims have been evacuated to the morgue of Dr Sayidiman Magetan Hospital. Six of the seven victims who died were residents of Manyaran, Semarang. Meanwhile, the victims were seriously injured and were being taken to Dr Sayidian Hospital and the Plaosan Health Center for medical treatment. According to information, the Semeru Putra Transindo Bus is carrying a group of tourists from the RT 5/RW 2 area, Manyaran Village, Semarang City, Central Java who want to travel to Telaga Sarang Magetan. The group of tourists departed from Semarang as many as two buses with a total of 80 people. Another bus has arrived at Sarangan Telaga, Magetan. Meanwhile, the other unlucky bus had an accident into a ravine. At the time of the incident, the bus was carrying about 50 passengers. The process of evacuating the victims by joint officers took a long time because the condition of the bus carcass entered a ravine about 20 meters deep. In addition to the evacuation, officers also collected data on victims of death and injuries undergoing treatment. The Magetan Police, assisted by the Magetan Military District Commander, PMI, and the local BPBD, also plan to bring in a crane to remove the bus carcass from the ravine. The accident case is still being handled by the Magetan Police Traffic Unit team further.