The Speed Of The Transjakarta Bus That Hit Another Bus From Behind Was Recorded At 55.4 Km/hour

Transjakarta bus accident (ANTARA/HO Satlantas Polres East Jakarta)

JAKARTA - The TransJakarta bus that crashed into another bus at MT Haryono, East Jakarta, was traveling at high speed. Based on the analysis, the bus speed reached 55.4 kilometers per hour.

"From the CCTV footage, the officers calculated that the speed was around 55.4 km per hour at the time of the accident," said Head of Sub-Directorate for Gakkum Polda Metro Jaya AKBP Argo Wiyono to reporters, Tuesday, October 26.

With that speed, continued Argo, the Transjakarta bus that was hit was dragged up to a dozen meters. Luckily, the TransJakarta driver who was hit continued to apply the brakes.

"So the bus in front of it braked more than 17 meters in the ravine, after 17 meters from stopping, the next victim was evacuated," he said.

So far, the cause of the accident has not been determined. Police are still investigating.

"Not yet, there are still two possibilities, hopefully in the near future we will be able to determine who is the cause based on the facts of the witness examination, both the vehicle and the management itself, we will see in the near future," said Argo.

For information, the accident of two TransJakarta buses occurred on Monday, October 25, early in the morning.

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.