Pertamina Truck Accident Witness Says Driver Was Shocked There Was A New Red Light

Pertamina's fuel tanker truck had an accident on Jalan Transyogi Cibubur/ Capture screen

JAKARTA - Head of the Bekasi Metro Police Traffic Traffic Unit AKP Farida said, from the results of data collection, it was known that as many as 8 people had died. The victims have been taken to the Kramat Jati Police Hospital.

"8 people (all dead) have been taken to Kramat Jati Hospital," AKP Farida told reporters on Monday, July 18.

Meanwhile, a witness named Reza Saputra (20) said that as many as 5 victims even got into a Pertamina tanker truck with police number B 9598 BEH.

"It was squashed and entered under the Pertamina tanker truck," said Reza.

Reza said the incident began when the Pertamina truck did not notice the red light and then hit all the vehicles in front of it.

"Truck drivers don't know the red light, because the red light is new," said Reza.

Previously, a truck carrying fuel oil (BBM) had an accident on Jalan Raya Artenatif Transyogi Cibubur, in front of CBD RT 01 RW 1 Jatirangga Village, Jatisampurna District, Bekasi.

The accident involved a number of drivers, both motorbikes and cars.

According to the report of Danramil 702/PG, the chronology of the incident began when a Pertamina fuel truck suspected of having a failed brake hit a number of drivers from the Cikeas descent. The driver of the Pertamina truck took the initiative to swerve to the left.

From temporary data, it was reported that 15 people died, including one TNI member from the Navy Headquarters. Data on casualties from the TNI, namely, Suparno, rank of Pelda Marines, Nrp: 79666 Position: SPERSAL MABESAL, address, TNI AL Complex Block C 18 No. 1 Jonggol. The other victims are still being identified.