Reckless! Bus Free Falls from a Height of 15 Meters, Pasaman Bus Driver in West Sumatra Arrested by Police

The sighting of a bus in free fall into a rice field in West Sumatra (Photo: ANTARA)

SUMATERA - The Pasaman Transport Express BA 7974 SU bus driver named Akhyar was finally arrested by the police. Akhyar's detention followed a bus crash into a rice field in Jorong Simpang Tigo, Nagari Simpang, Simpati District, Pasaman Regency, West Sumatra.

"It's true, the Pasaman Transport Express bus driver on behalf of Akhyar (59), a resident of Ujung Gading, Lembah Melintang District, Pasaman Regency, has been detained at the Pasaman Police", said Pasaman Police Traffic Unit Head Iptu Saherman in Lubuk Sikaping as reported by Antara, Thursday, June 3.

Suspect Akhyar was arrested on Friday, May 28, and is currently still being investigated by the police. He explained that currently his party is still collecting evidence and asking for expert information from the Transportation Service.

The alleged articles are Article 310 paragraph (4), paragraph (3), and paragraph (2) of Law No. 22 of 2009 concerning road traffic and transportation. With a maximum sentence of six years.

Previously, there was an accident when the Pasaman Transport Express bus plunged into the rice fields belonging to residents in Jorong Simpang Tigo, Nagari Simpang, Simpati District, Pasaman Regency on Wednesday, May 20 at around 05.30 WIB.

The bus driven by Akhyar (59), a resident of Ujung Gading, Lembah Melintang Sub-district, came from Malampah to Jorong Simpang, allegedly traveling at high speed with the brakes not working until the accident occurred.

The bus plunged from a height of 15.1 meters and entered a rice field area, resulting in the death of three passengers, 48 other passengers, and the driver who were injured.

The passengers of this bus came from West Pasaman to attend a wedding party at Taluak Ambun, Lubuk Attitude District, Pasaman Regency.