A 5-Year-Old Baby Becomes A Victim In A Fatal Accident On Central Sumatra Cross Road
Muara Enim Police Chief AKBP Andi Supriadi together with the Deputy Chief of Police Commissioner CS Panjaitan and Head of Traffic Directorate inspected the unit of the super Kijang Toyota/VIA ANTARA

MUARA ENIM - Five minibus passengers from Palembang City, South Sumatra died in an accident on the Central Sumatra Cross Road in the Muara Enim Regency area, Monday, February 27.

Kapolres Muara Enim AKBP Andi Supriadi said, based on data collected by personnel in the field, the five victims who died were AA (60), SLY (60), INR (39), MRI (21), and a baby with the initials IQ (5).

"The bodies of the five victims were taken by the police to the hospital and currently the information is being processed by their families to be taken home to the funeral home," said Andi in Muara Enim, Antara, Monday, February 27.

Andi explained that the victims were five of the 10 passengers of the Toyota Kijang Super with police number BG--1386—CH who had an accident on Jalan Lintas Tengah, to be precise in the area of ​​Talang Taling Village, Gelumbang, Muara Enim, at around 08.30 WIB.

At that time, the passengers crossed from Prabumulih to return to Palembang City.

However, when entering the Talang Taling Village area, a dark green deer driven by a man with the initials AR (60) hurled to the left side of the road as it avoided another car arriving from the opposite direction.

Then, he mentioned, the car's speed was only able to stop after it hit another minibus car that was behind it at that time.

"It is suspected that the driver of the deer was surprised when he was about to overtake, there was a car from the opposite direction, so he swerved to the left and was thrown around 360 degrees," he said.

The traffic accident is still being developed by the Muara Enim Police Traffic Unit.

Meanwhile, Deputy Chief of Police Kompol CS Panjaitan confirmed that the other passengers have now been evacuated by the police to a referral hospital, namely, Prabumulih Hospital to get medical treatment because they suffered serious injuries.

 

The five injured victims were drivers AR (60), AAL (25), RLI (43), IS (21 and AA (15). Meanwhile, the Toyota Kijang car driven by the victim was crushed until the roof was opened and is currently being placed at a traffic post not far from the crime scene, closed CS Panjaitan.


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