Wanted By Police, The Mercy Driver Who Blocks The Fire Engine Confesses To Panic

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DENPASAR - Police are tracking the Mercedes Benz driver who blocked the fire engine belonging to the Regional Disaster Management Agency (BPBD) of Denpasar City, Bali. Mercy driver is clarified for viral video on social media.

"We have clarified and we have educated the person concerned, and we have had a meeting with the firefighters," said Traffic Directorate of Bali Police, Grand Commissioner Indra, when confirmed, Monday, March 29.

From his confession, the Mercy driver did not intend to obstruct the fire engine. When the incident happened, the driver panicked and was confused about pulling the car over.

"We provide education to those concerned. There is no intention of those concerned to obstruct. The concerned panic, after crossing the intersection, the concerned pull over to the right on a one-way road," said Grand Commissioner Indra.

He reminded the public and Balinese to give priority to fire engines when carrying out tasks marked by sirens.

"This is as stipulated in Article 134 of Law No. 22/2009 concerning Traffic and Road Transportation as well as for ambulances on duty to carry sick people and also certain other vehicles," he said.

"As stipulated in Law Number 2 of 2009 Article 134. In general, we always appeal to the public to always obey traffic rules wherever and whenever to be safe and secure on the road," continued Grand Commissioner Indra.

Mercy's video blocks the pace of the fire engine going viral on social media. The incident occurred on Sunday, March 28th.

In the video, an officer can be heard screaming for the cars in front of him to step aside. However, a maroon Mercedes Benz car is seen in front of the Firefighting car.

The clerk turned on the siren and shouted for him to pull over. But the car still drove in front of the fire truck.

Meanwhile, the Secretary of the Regional Disaster Management Agency (BPBD) of Denpasar City, Ardy Ganggas, said that Denpasar City's BPBD firefighters wanted to extinguish the house fire belonging to Made Widia, in Pemogan, South Denpasar. In the car there was an officer named I Gusti Putu Adi Sukarya and the navigator Putra Perbawa.

Meanwhile, Purwa Narayana, a disaster management volunteer, took the video.

"The one posted as Disaster Management volunteer colleague Purwa Narayana," he said.