JAKARTA - The deadly accident that happened to a tourism bus with a group of students at SMK Lingga Kencana Depok was reported to have claimed 11 lives and dozens of injuries. Due to the failed brake, the bus overturned in the Ciater area, Subang, West Java, on Saturday (11/5) evening.
Highlighting accidents that often occur on buses, the Directorate General of Land Transportation of the Ministry of Transportation (Kemenhub) asked the Otobus Company (PO) to routinely test the feasibility of bus vehicles in order to prevent unwanted things while traveling.
"The Directorate General of Land Transportation of the Ministry of Transportation appealed to all Otobus (PO) companies and drivers to periodically check the condition of the fleet," said Head of the Legal and Public Relations Section of the Directorate General of Land Transportation of the Ministry of Transportation Aznal as quoted by ANTARA in Jakarta, Sunday, May 12.
Aznal also asked the autobus drivers and entrepreneurs to continue to check the feasibility of the transportation road in order to provide safe and best service to the community.
He also appealed to the public who use buses to first check the feasibility of transportation roads that can be done in the MitraDarat application to ensure safety and security during the trip.
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In the MitraDarat application, there is a feature to check the feasibility of bus transportation roads, both inter-provincial intercity transportation buses (AKAP) and tourism. The public only needs to enter the vehicle number in the "Cek Laik" feature in the application, the bus statement will be released whether it is roadworthy or not.
He conveyed whether or not the vehicle will be visible from the operational permit for transportation and periodic test graduation, which will appear when the vehicle number is entered in the application.
"To all people who use public transportation, buses can check the feasibility of vehicles before departure on the MitraDarat application which can be downloaded on a smartphone," said Aznal.
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