6 The Bodies Of The Victims Of The Bus Entering The Magetan Region Jurang Arrived In Semarang

Illustration of accident. (Pixabay)

A total of six bodies of residents of Manyaran Village, Semarang City, who died in a bus accident in the Magetan area, East Java, arrived at their place of origin after being taken by ambulance on Sunday, December 4 evening.

In addition to the victims who died, a number of injured victims in the incident were also sent home.

The process of repatriating the dead and injured victims was facilitated by the Magetan Regency Government.

The handover of the return of six residents who were a group of residents who were going to travel to Sarangan and Tawangmangu Telaga was received directly by the Acting Mayor of Semarang Hevearita G.Rahayu.

"We express our gratitude for the attention given by the Magetan Regency Government," he said, confiscated by Antara.

He said he had communicated with the Magetan Regent about handling the dead and dead victims in the incident.

"Earlier it was conveyed that children whose parents are still being treated at the hospital will be placed in hotels," he said.

After the handover, the six bodies were then returned to the funeral home for further burial at the Sasono Loyo TPU, Manyaran, Semarang City.

Previously, it was reported that seven people were reported dead and dozens injured after a bus group of tourists from Semarang, Central Java, rolled into a 20-meter deep ravine on Jalan Raya Sarangan, Plaosan District, Magetan Regency, East Java, Sunday 4 December.

The Semeru Putra Transindo bus with the police number H-1470-AG was carrying dozens of passengers who were about to go to Sarangan Telaga, Magetan. The bus is suspected of having a brake failure, so the driver lost control while going through a steep descent route from the direction of Tawangmangu, Karanganyar, Central Java, to Magetan.

The victims who died in the incident were Sutarjo (56), Witri Suci (27), Kabul (62), Sukini (58), and Sumiati (60) who were residents of RT 5/RW 2 Makyaran Village, and Wachid (58) residents of RT 11/RW 1 in the same village.

In addition to the six victims, there was one other victim who was the driver of the unlucky bus, namely Mochammad Barliyan (52) who was a resident of Kemijen, East Semarang.