Truck Blong Brake Enters Abyss In Jember, Driver Dies On Location

Illustration of accidents (ANTARA)

JEMBER - A truck loaded with paralon fell into the ravine of the Gumitir route, Jember, East Java 50 meters deep on Sunday, February 5 morning. As a result of this incident, the truck driver died at the location. The truck with police number P-8099-UF driven by Budi Santoso, a resident from Lumajang Regency, drove from the west towards Banyuwangi. Arriving at the turn of kilometer 37 Gumitir the truck experienced a failed brake and fell into a ravine. According to the Head of Laka Polsek Sempolan Aipda Dwi Cahyo, the evacuation process of the victim took quite a long time, because his condition was pinned in the truck. For the evacuation of the driver or driver, we experienced an obstacle that was about an hour, because the driver was stuck in the cabin from front and back so it was difficult to remove," he said at the location. After struggling for an hour and assisted by a team of volunteers and local residents, the victim could be evacuated with manual tools, but the victim's life could not be saved.

The victim's body was then taken to the Puspa Medika Garahan clinic, Cahyo added. Meanwhile, the truck suffered severe damage to the front and is still in the process of being evacuated by the Jember Police laka unit.