Serial Accident Involves 4 Vehicles In Jombang, 5 Injured

Vehicles involved in consecutive accidents in Jombang (ANTARA)

Police officers from the Jombang Resort Police, East Java, handled a series of accidents on Jalan Raya Miagan Village, Mojoagung District, Jombang Regency involving four vehicles and reportedly 5 people were injured. Head of Gakum Laka Laka Jombang Police Ipda Anang Setiyanto said the members initially received information about the accident and went straight to the scene. The accident started with the Mitsubishi pickup L300 with the police number S-8270-NH traveling from east to west. " Arriving at the TKP "It is suspected that he did not pay attention to the traffic flow behind him and did not turn on the light when turning around, so he was hit by the P.O. Sugeng Rahayu Bus with the police number W-7483-UP which was driving in the same direction behind him," he said, quoted by ANTARA, Sunday, April 2. He added, then the Sugeng Rahayu Bus was hit by the Harapan Jaya Bus with the police number AG-7984-UR which was also driving in the same direction behind him. Furthermore, the L300 pickup car was pushed to the right lane and hit by a Truck Vehicle Mitsubishi with police number N-8771-UA which was traveling from the opposite direction, namely west to east, resulting in a traffic accident. He said, in that incident, five people were injured. One driver of a pickup car, namely Mukti Ali (66), a resident of Temu Village, Prambun District, Nganjuk Regency, and four other passengers on the bus, namely two passengers on the Sugeng Rahayu bus and two passengers on the Harapan Jaya bus. Two passengers on the Sugeng Rahayu bus who were injured were Masanda (19), Residents of Nglawak Village, Kertosono District, Nganjuk Regency, then Eka Nuraini (19), a resident of Cangkringan Village, Nganjuk District, Nganjuk Regency. Two passengers of Harapan Jaya buses who were injured were Fatimah (55) and Sukarman (65), both residents of Mancilan Village, Mojoagung District, Jombang Regency. All the victims have been treated by the medical team. Meanwhile, the Sugeng Rahayu bus driver, namely Ahmad Cahyono (37), a resident of Kresek Village, Wungu District, Madiun Regency, Harapan Jaya bus driver, Hendik Tamara Putra (25), a resident of Latsari Village, Mojowarno District, Jombang Regency, as well as truck driver Yohan Arjita (41), a resident of Kedungsawan Village, Donomulyo District, Malang Regency, were safe. "The victim suffered minor injuries, only the pickup driver was continued to the hospital for further treatment," he said.

For the purposes of the investigation, after the victim was rushed to the puskesmas, all evidence was immediately evacuated to the Jombang Police Traffic Unit office for investigation purposes. Police appealed to motorists to always be careful when driving on the highway and always turn on the lights. This is to anticipate unwanted incidents, one of which is a traffic accident.