3 Times Transjakarta Bus Accident In A Month, Pramono: Can't Happen Again

DKI Jakarta Governor Pramono Anung rides a mode of transportation in Jakarta. (Diah-VOI)

JAKARTA - DKI Jakarta Governor Pramono Anung said he would evaluate Transjakarta services due to the bus accident that occurred some time ago.

It was recorded that in one month, the Transjakarta bus had an accident three times, ranging from hitting a building to being hit by another vehicle.

"We evaluate Transjakarta. Indeed, it's like this, sometimes it happens because someone cuts it and so on. So that way, of course we will fix it. It can't happen again," said Pramono at the Kemendikdasmen building, Central Jakarta, Sunday, September 21.

Pramono emphasized that currently the DKI Provincial Government is intensifying the movement of community mobility from previously using private vehicles to switch to public transportation.

Thus, an evaluation of Transjakarta is carried out so that the public is not worried about the safety and security factors for the use of public transportation modes belonging to the DKI Provincial Government.

"So that this also gives you safety and comfort. Because now Transjakarta is really, the increase in people using Transjakarta has increased significantly. Because indeed I encourage the use of public transportation to increase," he explained.

For information, on Saturday, September 6, Transjakarta hit a shop on Jalan Raya Minangkabau, Setiabudi, South Jakarta. The incident resulted in a shopkeeper being injured.

Then, on Thursday, September 18, a Transjakarta bus was collided with a yellow truck in front of the Tarakan Regional General Hospital (RSUD), Cideng Village, Gambir District, Central Jakarta.

Then on Friday, September 19, a Transjakarta bus crashed into a kiosk, house, and vehicle belonging to a resident on Jalan Raya Cakung Station, Pulogebang Village, Cakung District, East Jakarta.

As a result of the incident, 6 people were injured, consisting of a driver or bus driver, a resident, and 4 customers.