Bus Is Almost Hit By A Train, Transjakarta Will Be Called By DKI DPRD

TransJakarta bus at the TransJakarta GBK Bus Stop, Jakarta. (ANTARA-Dewa Ketut SW)

JAKARTA - Member of Commission B of the DKI Jakarta DPRD, Muhammad Taufik Zoelkifli, said that his party would immediately summon PT Transjakarta in the upcoming work meeting. The DPRD will discuss a number of problems related to the BUMD in the transportation sector.

One of them is asking for clarification on the incident of a Transjakarta bus that was almost hit by a train at the Commuter Line railroad crossing in the Halimun area, South Jakarta.

"The DPRD Commission B will summon Transjakarta in a work meeting, especially discussing accidents that often occur. Looking at each case, yes, for example, this last case, where Transjakarta buses stopped at the train line," Taufik told reporters, Monday, November 7th.

For this summons, Taufik said that incidents such as traffic accidents cannot be prevented from happening again in the future.

However, Transjakarta needs to minimize the number of accidents on its buses. Because, in recent times, Transjakarta accidents still happen. One of them is a bus that hit an elderly person to death on Jalan MH Thamrin, Central Jakarta, some time ago.

"The 13 Transjakarta corridors with the route which is the longest in the world cannot be separated from accidents that are still accidents. However, then what we have to pay attention to is the percentage," said Taufik.

"So, the percentage of accidents must be smaller and smaller. That's what we see, yes. But because the volume is large, accidents usually will still happen. Yes, we just hope that the board of directors, and the management of PT Transjakarta can continue to improve themselves so that they can if possible. zero accidents," he continued.

As previously reported, the Transjakarta bus number SAF 105 crossing Corridor 4 got stuck in the middle of the Commuter Line railroad crossing in the Halimun area, South Jakarta on Friday, November 4.

This incident shocked social media Twitter. It was raining and the traffic situation was quite heavy. A number of netizens admitted that the bus driver forced his way through when the warning siren of a passing train started sounding.

However, based on the explanation of the Head of the Transjakarta Corporate Secretary Division, Anang Rizkani Noor, the warning siren for the train only sounded when the bus was in the middle of a railroad crossing.

"When the bus crossed the Halimun railway, the road conditions were quite congested. Not long after, the siren warning that the train would pass was sounded, while the bus position was still in the middle of the rail crossing," said Anang in his statement.

Anang said, at that time, the bus driver made the right decision by asking the vehicle behind him to back off while also backing the bus fleet.

"As a result of the pilot's quick initiative, the bus can be reversed to a safe position outside the rail crossing, all passengers are safe, and no one gets out of the bus," said Anang.