Visiting Transjakarta Passenger Victims, Anies: Calm Down, All Treatment Costs Until Recovered

DKI Jakarta Governor Anies Baswedan visits the victims of the Transjakarta accident (DOK Humas Pemprov DKI)

JAKARTA - DKI Jakarta Governor Anies Baswedan visited the victims of the Transjakarta bus accident at Budhi Asih Hospital, East Jakarta.

Currently, the number of accident patients treated at Budhi Asih Hospital previously amounted to 15 people. Until Governor Anies came to visit, there were nine people left, because six patients had been taken home.

To the victims, Anies asked them to calm down. Because all maintenance costs are borne by Transjakarta.

"I want to assure everyone that they are calm, all costs for treatment until they recover will be settled by TransJakarta," said Anies at the Budhi Asih Hospital, Monday, October 25.

In fact, said Anies, the BUMD owned by the DKI Provincial Government will also compensate for the disturbed livelihoods because the victims cannot work because they are still undergoing treatment.

In addition, he will also ask Transjakarta to conduct an evaluation, so that the same incident will not be repeated.

"We will also review what actually happened so that we can ensure that such an incident does not happen again," Anies explained.

Meanwhile, one of the victims visited by Governor Anies, Sutaryo (74), who is a resident of Pasar Minggu, feels calmer and is committed to focusing on his recovery.

"Alhamdulillah, I am not confused, because Pak Anies said there is no need to think about the cost, the important thing is to focus on self-recovery. Thank God it has been taken care of," he said.

For information, the accident of two TransJakarta buses occurred on Monday, October 25, early in the morning. As a result of the accident 39 people became victims. Where, two of them died. The remaining 37 suffered minor and serious injuries.

The accident began when a Transjakarta bus was stopped to drop off passengers at the Cawang Ciliwung Bus Stop. Suddenly, a bus from behind hit a bus that was stopped at a bus stop.

The front of the Transjakarta Jakarta bus that crashed from behind was damaged, as was the condition of the back of the Transjakarta bus which was stopped at the Cawang Ciliwung Bus Stop.