BREBES - The police have not yet named a suspect in a series of accidents involving dozens of vehicles at KM 253 Pejagan-Pemalang Toll Road in Brebes Regency, Central Java, on Sunday, September 18.
"Investigators are still working carefully and carefully, information is still being dug up from witnesses and competent parties," said Head of Public Relations of the Central Java Police, Kombes Iqbal Alqudusy, in a statement in Semarang, Antara, Tuesday, October 4.
The Brebes Police Criminal Investigation Unit is still coordinating with the prosecutor's office to determine the exact article of the accident allegedly triggered by a weeds fire around the toll road.
Some of the laws and regulations that may have been stipulated in the incident, among others, Law Number 8 of 1999 concerning Consumer Protection, Law Number 38 of 2004 concerning Roads, and Article 359 of the Criminal Code regarding negligence that resulted in death.
Regarding the testimony of witnesses, he continued, investigators still need information from the Toll Road Supervisory Agency and the Directorate General of Land Transportation of the Ministry of Transportation.
He said that the information from the two institutions was important to determine who was the most responsible for the incident.
Previously, 13 vehicles were involved in a series of accidents at KM 253 Pejagan-Pemalang toll road on Sunday, September 18.
One person died and dozens more were injured in an accident triggered by thick smoke caused by a weeds burning on the side of the road.
Police said thick smoke forced motorists to reduce the speed due to limited visibility, resulting in a series of collisions. The forensic laboratory team and criminal investigation units were deployed to investigate the case.
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