Troubled Brakes, Water Truck Crashes Into Three Motorbikes, Killing Four People

Accident in Wonosobo/ Antara

JAKARTA - A traffic accident involving a tronton truck loaded with mineral water with a number of two-wheeled vehicles on the Wonosobo-Parakan highway, Gondang Hamlet, Candimulyo Village, Kertek, Wonosobo Regency, Central Java, resulted in four deaths.

Kasatlantas Polres Wonosobo AKP Sugito said the four victims died, namely Honda Vario AA-6830-LP driver Linda Tru Damayanti (20) a resident of Bejiarum Village, Kertek District.

Next, the passenger of the Honda Vario AA-6830-LP Krisna Nirmala Sarei Dewi (20), a resident of Winonglor, Gebang, Purworejo Regency, the passenger of the Honda Vario AA-2808-WP Rumini (47) a resident of Purwojati, Kertek District, Wonosobo Regency, and a Honda CBR rider AA-3437-OK Ahmad Ridho (20).

In addition to causing four deaths, the accident also injured three people, namely the driver of the S-9121-UH tronton truck, Mei Tri Budi Susilo (39), a resident of Kedanyang Village, Kebomas District, Gresik Regency, who suffered abrasions on the head and neck. feet.

The next victim, the Honda Vario AA-2808-WP driver Khumasim (50) a resident of Purwojati Village, Kertek District, Wonosobo Regency, suffered bruises on his right hand and the Honda CBR AA-3437-OK passenger Ilham Koco Susilo (20) a resident of Limbangan Village, Watumalang District, Wonosobo Regency suffered bruises on his right hand and right leg, tearing at the temple of the right eye.

"The victims are undergoing treatment at the PKU Muhammadiyah Wonosobo Hospital," he said in Wonosobo, as reported by Antara, Monday, May 31.

Sugito conveyed the chronology of the incident, starting with the truck driven by Mei Tri Budi Susilo loaded with mineral water weighing approximately 8.5 tons, traveling from the north (Parakan) to the south (Wonosobo).

While passing the long downhill road, the truck's brakes did not work properly, then hit a Honda Vario AA-6830-LP driven by Linda Tri Damayanti together with Krisna Nirmala Sari Dewi. The victim's motorbike was dragged 20 meters to the south.

However, the truck was still driving until it hit a Honda Vario that was driving from the opposite direction, which was driven by Khumasim in tandem with Rumini.

Furthermore, the tronton truck hit a Honda CBR driven by Ahmad Ridho riding with Ilham Koco Susilo who was traveling from the opposite direction, then hit the R-8420-B truck driven by Adim who was stopped on the shoulder of the road because it was damaged.

Despite hitting another truck, the S-9121-UH truck still drove until it ended up entering the water channel.

Sugito said that his party was still conducting further investigations into the accident case involving a number of these vehicles.