After The Death Collision, Transjakarta Tightens The Development Of Metropolitan Ferris Wheel Operators

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JAKARTA - PT Transjakarta Operations Director Prasetia Budi emphasized that he would tighten evaluation and guidance to bus operators who are their operational partners.

This was done after an accident occurred between two Transjakarta buses on Jalan MT Haryono, East Jakarta, on Monday, October 25. The bus that was involved in the accident belonged to the Metropolitan Ferris wheel.

Prasetia said that the guidance for bus operators was in accordance with the direction of DKI Jakarta Governor Anies Baswedan to prevent similar accidents from happening again.

"We will tighten the evaluation and coaching activities for operators. This is one of the steps and efforts that we are taking, according to the governor's direction to minimize incidents like this from happening again in the future," Prasetia said in a statement, Tuesday, October 26.

Previously, Transjakarta evaluated bus operators every three months. In the future, this briefing agenda will be carried out more regularly.

In the briefing agenda, Prasetia continued, Transjakarta management together with operators discussed efforts to minimize unwanted things while the bus was operating to serve passengers.

"We hope that the operators can apply what they have learned in each direction properly and to the maximum extent possible while in the field," he explained.

For information, the accident of two Transjakarta buses occurred on Monday, October 25, early in the morning. As a result of the accident 33 people became victims. In which, two of them died and 31 people 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.