1 Person Dies After The Fuso Rem Blong Truck Hits A Tree While Heading To The Bakauheni Port Entrance

The atmosphere during the evacuation process for victims of the crash truck accident hit a large tree at Bakauheni Port. (ANTARA/HO-Resident)

At least one person died as a result of a Fuso truck accident that hit a large tree at the entrance area of Bakauheni Port, South Lampung Regency, on Tuesday, this morning.

The accident was caused by a Fuso truck that drove from the direction of Bandarlampung to the entrance of Bakauheni Port, which was suspected to have failed brakes and hit a large tree.

Agus, one of the eyewitnesses to the incident, said the accident occurred very quickly, where a Fuso truck was seen speeding up and crashing into a tree.

"It happened this morning, the truck was speeding from above, suddenly it hit the close to the canteen tree at the three pier," Agus said when confirmed as quoted by Antara, Tuesday, February 11.

The evacuation process for the driver and truck kernet was dramatic, because the truck suffered severe damage to the front, which caught the passengers of the vehicle.

"The driver suffered minor injuries, but it seems that the kernet suffered serious injuries, when he was evacuated and was immediately taken to a hospital in Kalianda," he said.

He explained that the Fuso truck with police number BE 8974 AW, which was loaded with wood from North Lampung Regency, was suspected of having failed brakes so that the driver could not control the big car and hit a large tree.

According to him, the Fuso truck was driven by Damiri (56) and a truck driver named Haikal Saputra (21), a resident of Giriklopo Mulyo Village, Sekampung District, East Lampung Regency.

Separately, the Director of Bob Bazar Hospital Kalanda South Lampung, Rini Indrayani, confirmed that one of the accident victims occurred at Bakauheni port.

"Yes, that's right, the patient's name is Haikal Saputra, a resident of East Lampung, the victim arrived in the ER and was already dead," said Rini Indrayani.

Then the Head of Traffic for the South Lampung Police, AKP R. Manggala Agung, confirmed that the accident occurred on Tuesday morning, but until now he has not been able to provide information regarding the incident. "Yes, that's right. I'm in a meeting, sir," he said when confirmed.