Land Cruiser Prado Involved In Accident In Sukabumi Not The Vice Presidential Secretariat's Official Car

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The Secretariat of the Vice President (Setwapres) of the Republic of Indonesia clarified that the traffic accident involving a Toyota Land Cruiser Prado car with the Vice Presidential Secretariat sticker in Sukabumi, West Java, was not an official official official vehicle.

"The vehicle does not belong to the Vice Presidential Secretariat. Neither the owner nor the driver is an employee or official within the Vice Presidential Secretariat," reads a statement from the Press, Media and Information Bureau of the Vice Presidential Secretariat as reported by ANTARA, Sunday, January 12.

In addition, the Setwapres also explained that the sticker that reads the Secretariat of the Vice President of the Republic of Indonesia that can be seen in the car is not an official sticker issued by the agency.

The sticker is stated to have nothing to do with the official institution of the Vice Presidential Secretariat.

The Secretariat of the Vice President expressed concern over the incident and hoped that all parties involved could resolve this issue in accordance with applicable legal regulations.

"We hope that the legal process will run in accordance with applicable regulations so that this issue can be resolved properly," the statement continued.

This clarification was conveyed to straighten out information circulating in the community, along with the emergence of video accidents that caused various speculations.

The Secretariat of the Vice President confirmed that they were not involved in the incident and asked the public to be wiser in filtering information that had not been confirmed.

As is known, the traffic accident involving a black Toyota Land Cruiser Prado with police number B 1668 UR with a Yamaha Mio motorcycle occurred on Thursday 9 January 2025 night on the South Ring Road, Sukabumi City, West Java.

Two of the three passengers on Mio's motorbike were reported to have died in the incident. Meanwhile, one passenger was injured.

The Sukabumi City Police Gakkum Satas Unit is still investigating the cause of the accident.

The Head of Gakkum, Ipda Andhika Pratista, said that his party was examining witnesses at the scene to ascertain the alleged motorbike against the direction.

The car driver has been arrested for further inspection, but the exact cause of the accident is still under investigation.

Regarding the Vice President's Secretariat sticker which is said to be installed in the car, Andhika has not provided information.