Jasa Raharja Sumsel Guarantees Compensation Funds For Homecoming Victims Of Accidents

Homecoming car leaves the Palembang toll gate, South Sumatra, Wednesday (27/4/2022) (ANTARA/M Riezko Bima Elko P/22)

PALEMBANG - PT Jasa Raharja, the South Sumatra (Sumsel) Branch Office, guarantees that homecoming travelers for Idul Fitri 1443 Hijriah who are victims of transportation mode accidents will receive compensation funds as a commitment to service to the community.

"Anyone who becomes a victim of an accident, including homecomers, all get the guarantee fund. What's important is that the accident case is within the scope of Jasa Raharja's guarantee," said Head of PT Jasa Raharja, South Sumatra Branch, Abdul Haris, in Palembang, as reported by Antara, Wednesday, April 27.

According to him, the scope of the accident insurance is as regulated in the Law (UU) on public road traffic accidents number 34 of 1964, in conjunction with Government Regulation (PP) Number 18 of 1965.

The regulation states that every legitimate passenger from public transportation means land, sea and air and public transportation on non-permanent routes (vehicles on incidental routes), victims whose bodies are not found, public passengers under double guarantee are given to public motorized vehicles (bus/non-motorized vehicles). bus) on board the ferry.

Article 10 of the Law on Public Road Traffic Accidents Number 34 of 1964 also stipulates that anyone outside of a road traffic transport vehicle who causes an accident, or becomes a victim of an accident resulting from the use of such road traffic transport.

"Including if the victim dies whose family is domiciled in Java, we make sure the funds are channeled there," he said.

Where, the classification of the compensation fund includes, for victims who died of Rp. 50 million, injured victims of Rp. 20 million, permanent disabled victims of Rp. 50 million, burial costs for victims without heirs of Rp. 4 million along with additional costs for PSK benefits of Rp. 2 million and ambulances of Rp. 500 thousand. .

"The funds disbursed until April 26 are around Rp. 15 billion or more, or an increase from last year's Rp. 14 billion, the highest incidence is in the areas of Muara Enim, Banyuasin, Musi Banyuasin and the city of Palembang," he said.