'Bullfight' Oil Palm Transport Truck With Box, 1 Person Dies

JAKARTA - An accident on the Sumatran East Cross Road (Jalintim) between a truck carrying oil palm fruit and a box truck resulted in the death of a driver at the scene.

Muarojambi Police Chief AKBP Yuyan Priatmaja explained, the driver of the palm oil truck named Burhan (25), a resident of Kumpeh Ulu was killed. Meanwhile, another truck driver, Sulaiman (24) and his colleague Hairul (21) were injured.

The fatal accident took place at KM 33 Merlung, Bukit Baling Village, Muarojambi Regency. It happened when a box truck with police number B 9188 PXT collided with a Mitsubishi truck loaded with palm fruit with police number BH 8097 MI, Friday, May 20, quoted from Antara.

This accident had caused a traffic jam when members of the Muarojambi Satlantas Polres evacuated victims and vehicles and immediately processed the crime scene (TKP).

The accident began when a truck with number B 9188 PXT came from Merlung to Jambi. At KM 32 Bukit Baling Village, Sekernan District, the truck was traveling on the right lane (eating the lane) and immediately hit a Mitsubishi truck with Nopol BH 8097 MI which was coming from the Jambi direction towards Merlung.

As a result of the collision, both vehicles were crushed in the front. In addition to the dead person, the driver and the driver of the BH 8097 MI truck number were injured.

Due to the accident, the loss is estimated at around Rp. 100 million and currently his party is still developing this case and for the time being the two vehicles are secured at the Muarojambi Police accident unit.