JAKARTA - A fatal accident happened to a tourism bus in the Rajapolah area, Tasikmalaya Regency, West Java. The bus carrying a group of teachers and staff at SDN Sayang, Jatinangor, Sumedang Regency, fell into a ravine and resulted in the death of three people.
The Head of the Tasikmalaya City Police, AKBP Aszhari Kurniawan said, the driver admitted that he was sleepy. As a result, he lost control so the bus drove into a ravine.
"According to the driver's statement, he (the driver) admitted that he was sleepy and lost control, so he fell into a 10-meter-deep ravine in an upside down position," the police chief told reporters in Tasikmalaya, as reported by Antara.
He said the tourism bus driven by Dedi Kurnia was traveling from Bandung to Pangandaran Beach. The bus had a single accident at around 01.00 WIB.
The bus accident carrying 59 people, continued the Police Chief, caused three people to die at the scene, then other victims were injured, some others survived, including the driver.
"The bus was loaded with 59 people and three of them died," he said.
The Head of the Gakum Traffic Unit of the Tasikmalaya City Police, Ipda Zezen Zaenal said that his staff had evacuated the victims. The passengers were evacuated using stairs to descend the cliff.
"We evacuated the injured to Jamanis and Rajapolah Health Centers," he said.
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