Car Sinks In The Middle Of The Konaweha River, Southeast Sulawesi, 5 Passengers Are Safe, 3 Others Are Still Being Sought

The main tool for the Kendari Basarnas to help victims of a sinking car and 8 passengers on the Konaweha River (ANTARA)

KENDARI - One car carrying eight people drowned in the Konaweha River, Konawe Regency, Southeast Sulawesi Province (Sultra).

A total of 5 passengers were successfully evacuated by the Basarnas Team, while the other 3 are still in the search process. This was stated by the Kendari Basarnas in a release released by Antara, Sunday, September 19.

"The accident occurred when a four-wheeled vehicle crossed the Konaweha River using a pincara, a means of transportation for crossing conventional vehicles for local residents at around 11:50 WITA."

The vehicle carrying eight people suddenly slid into the Konaweha River when the pincara using an outboard propulsion engine was already speeding in the middle of the river.

The accident caused three passengers to be searched while the other five people were evacuated safely.

The Kendari Basarnas office received information about a car crash into the Konaweha River from Yusnah, a protocol staff for the South Konawe Regency Government.

He reported that at 11.50 WITA there had been an accident where a car with eight people fell from a pincara on the Konaweha River.

The ill-fated vehicle crossed using pincara connecting Lalonggaluku Village and Laosu Village, Bondoala District, Konawe Regency.

Based on the report, at 12.30 WITA the Kendari Basarnas rescue team was dispatched to the accident site to provide SAR assistance. The distance to the accident site was about 34.1 kilometers with sunny cloudy weather.

Meanwhile, data on survivors are Murdoko/male (48), Suhartono/male (34), Indah Mustikaning Wahyu/female (25), MAS (3.5) and IW (2).

While the data on victims in the search are Sri Hasnati/female (41), Sumarsih/female (60) and KE (8). The victim is a resident of Lamongjaya Village, South Konawe Regency.

The main tools used to search for victims are 1 unit of rescue car, 1 unit of ambulance, 1 unit of rubber boat and other safety support equipment.