The Story Of A Lecturer Who Survived The Deadly Accident Of A Pamulang University Bus On The Cipali Toll Road

The atmosphere in the bus before the accident / Photo; IST

TANGERANG - Lecturer of Pamulang University, Turnya told of the seconds of the bus carrying high-ranking officials from Pamulang University, South Tangerang having an accident on the Cikopo-Palimanan (Cipali) Toll Road, Pejagan KM 170, Majalengka Regency, West Java, Wednesday, July 24, evening.

Turnya said that at the time of the incident she was sitting at the top of the front sleeping. Suddenly he was shocked that the bus had a hard impact.

"So I happened to be in front, sitting at the forefront. But indeed at that time I was asleep. There are several versions, if the police version is the driver hitting the post," Turnya said when confirmed, Thursday, July 25.

In addition, some say that the accident occurred due to a narrow road that resulted in an accident.

"But there are some people who say that there are things like falling on the road and there are also other versions that call road narrowing. It's not construction, but indeed the road is narrowing and there is patchwork," he said.

However, from the police, Turnya said, the incident occurred because a 33-person bus hit the RPPJ pole. Then, the pole was said to have penetrated the bus until it finally resulted in one person dying and dozens of people being injured.

"The direction of the police is true or we are the ones who saw a falling object. We have not concluded each version, because the driver is still critical," he said.

A group of lecturers from Pamulang University, Tangsel, had a bus accident on the Cipali Toll Road Km 176+300 Line B, Majalengka Regency, West Java, Wednesday, July 24, evening.

It was reported that one person died and dozens more were injured. The victim who died was the Director of Pascasarjana Unpam, Sarwani.

"There has been an accident, on Wednesday, July 24, 2024 at 21:41 WIB," said Head of Public Relations of the West Java Police, Kombes Pol Jules Abraham Abast, to reporters, Thursday, July 25.