Bocimi Toll Road Landslide, 1 Car Falls And 2 Vehicles Hit Median Street

Bogor-Ciawi-Sukabumi (Bocimi) Toll Road (ANTARA)

SUKABUMI - The Bogor-Ciawi-Sukabumi Toll Road or the Bocimi Toll Road landslide half the road on Wednesday, April 3, at night, to be precise, kilometer (km) 64 of Parungkuda to Ciawi/Bogor.

As a result of the incident, a unit of Isuzu Panther's car that was passing fell into a landslide about 10 meters deep. In addition, two cars hit the road media because they were shocked to avoid landslides.

"There were three vehicles involved in the incident, namely two MPV (multi purpose vehicle) cars and one truck," said President Director of PT Trans Jabar Tol (TJT) Abdul Hakim in a written statement in Jakarta, quoted by ANTARA, Thursday, April 4 morning.

The three vehicles drove from Jakarta to Sukabumi at a speed of approximately 80 km per hour in lane one. When crossing km 64+600 A, suddenly one lane had an avalanche so that one of the MPV vehicles fell into a hole.

"While the driver of the truck and one MPV was shocked and tried to avoid going to the right and hit the median of the road," he said.

He said the traffic from the direction of Jakarta was immediately diverted through the Cigombong toll gate. "Meanwhile, the traffic from Parungkuda to Jakarta is closed," he said.

PT Trans Jabar Tol (TJT) immediately coordinated with the police regarding the landslide incident on the Bocimi Toll Road. There were two minor injuries who had been evacuated and referred to the Sekarwangi Sukabumi Hospital. "There were no fatalities for the incident," he said.

He said the landslide was thought to be a force majeurealam condition, due to the high intensity of rain. Currently, TJT is still identifying the impact of landslides on other lanes and taking action so that landslides can be reused.