Ambulance Carries 3 COVID-19 Patients In Bali

The car that hit an ambulance carrying COVID-19 patients in Denpasar, Bali, was evacuated (Photo via ANTARA)

DENPASAR - An ambulance carrying three COVID-19 patients had an accident at Simpang Empat between Jalan Gatot Subroto and Jalan Noja Denpasar Timur, Bali.

"Yes (there was an accident) and it was resolved by kinship, and only material losses. Three patients survived and the driver had a lip wound," said Head of Traffic Unit for Denpasar Police, AKP Taufan Rizaldi, quoted by Antara, Friday, January 22.

According to AKP Taufan, the two parties, the ambulance driver and the X-Over car driver, are willing to compensate for their respective losses.

This accident occurred between the driver of the DK 9789 A ambulance and the driver of the X-Over DK 1700 BP at noon. The plan is for the patient to be taken to a quarantine address at Hotel Narmada, Sunset Road, Kuta.

There is also a loss from this incident reaching Rp. 9 million. Meanwhile, COVID-19 patients have been evacuated to the quarantine place by BPBD Denpasar car.

Kasat Then appealed to all car drivers and motorbike riders to be careful in traffic, especially in rainy weather situations and slippery roads.

"For all road users to drive their vehicles carefully, pay attention to the safety of the passengers they carry, especially when passing intersections or traffic lights, they must pay attention to vehicles from other directions," he said.

Meanwhile, ambulance driver I Wayan Kana said that when he crossed the intersection, he had turned on the complete siren and turned on the ambulance's center light. "I brought three COVID-19 patients from Jalan Sekar Tunjung Banjar Kerta Graha, East Denpasar. I went through the red light carefully, the sirens were fully alive, the lights were on, and all standards. However, the X-Over car from the north came. and hit the back of the car, "he said.

He had a cut on his lip. While all the patients he brought were safe.