JAKARTA - Police are still investigating the alleged intentional forest fire which was suspected to be the trigger for a series of collisions on the Pejagan-Pemalang toll road at KM 253 in Brebes Regency, Sunday, September 18 yesterday.
"It is still being investigated whether this weeds caught fire or burned," said Director of Traffic and Traffic of the Central Java Police, Kombes Agus Suryoonugroho, Monday, September 19, quoted from Antara.
The forensic laboratory team has been dispatched to the scene. The traffic police have also coordinated with criminal investigation units in an effort to uncover the case.
Meanwhile, to prevent the same thing from happening, he said, the police had coordinated with the toll road management agency to make anticipatory efforts.
Previously, the Head of the AGO, Ketut Sumedana, confirmed that the youngest son of the Deputy Attorney General for Intelligence (Jamintel) Amir Yanto was one of the victims who died in a series of accidents in Brebes, Central Java.
The truth of the information was obtained after Ketut visited the funeral home in Jakarta on Sunday night to confirm the news circulating in the community.
A series of accidents occurred around 14.15 WIB involving approximately eight vehicles. The Head of Public Relations of the Central Java Police, Kombes Iqbal Alqudusy, confirmed that the accident was suspected to have been triggered by thick smoke due to the burning of weeds on the outskirts of the toll road.
"The smoke caused by the burning caused the road to become dark, resulting in a series of accidents," said Iqbal.
According to him, from the initial report, it was known that the accident was triggered by thick smoke caused by the burning of weeds on the outskirts of the toll road.
The vehicles from the west to the east involved in the successive accident included Toyota Fortuner with license plate number H-1236-IP, Toyota Avanza B-1674-EVM, Toyota Avanza H-8538-YP, Honfa Civic AG-1870-ME, Mitsubishi Expander AB-1125-UP, Toyota Innova G-9133-QC.
In addition, Suzuki Ertiga license plate number B-1781-DS, Toyota Calya B-1466-UIK, Daihatsu Xenia B-1301-BK, Mitsubishi Expander H-8538-YP, Chevrolet Spin D-1782-XU, Toyota Innova B-1674-EVM, and a box truck numbered B-9076-UCG.
Joint officers from the police and toll road managers immediately evacuated the lives and vehicles involved in the successive accident.
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