BOGOR DISTRICT, KOMPAS.com – Traffic unit Bogor Police crack down on an ambulance with a Nasdem Party sticker and DKI Jakarta DPRD members. The car is against the current in the lane Bogor peakWest Java, Friday (12/23/2022).
An ambulance with police number B1489UKP against the flow of traffic while operating Lodaya Candles for Christmas 2022 and New Years 2023 (Nataru).
Head of Control, Guard, Guard and Patrol Unit (Kanit Turjawali) of Bogor Police, Ipda Ardian, said the ambulance came from Jakarta direction to Puncak going against the grain carrying a convoy of buses.
The ambulance sounded its siren and rotator going against the current, in Simpang Gadog, Ciawi, Bogor Regency, to be exact.
“The ambulance went against the grain and escorted 2 buses and a number of small vehicles,” Ardian said when met by Kompas.com at the scene on Friday.
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Even the police on duty felt strange when they saw an ambulance go by in the opposite direction.
Several officers immediately approached and stopped the ambulance.
Upon inspection, it was found that the ambulance was not carrying sick patients. The agents became even more suspicious.
The officer then asked the ambulance driver. However, the driver said the ambulance was carrying earthquake donations.
The officer then checked and searched the ambulance, it was found that this ambulance was not carrying anything.
Eventually the police asked the driver to get out and open the ambulance.
When it opened, there were four adult passengers. There were no medical facilities such as oxygen tanks, not even a stretcher, in the ambulance.
“After we investigated, the ambulance was found to be carrying goods to be used for a family reunion by one of the party officials,” Ardian said.
Police officers also checked the ambulance driver again. The driver finally admitted what he had done.
Police found a printer and items for family reunions.
Ardian confirmed there was no medical equipment in the ambulance.
“The escorted bus also turned out to be a gathering of attendees. There were dozens of people on the bus,” Ardian explained.
He did not stop there, also the driver could not show the vehicle documents.
Police then impounded the rotator, srobo, and secured the ambulance at the Gadog Police Post.
The intention of the rally did not materialize, the driver and the ambulance were immediately secured by the agents.
“We can see from the STNK that the function is still a private car. You can also see it from the license plate and it shows that it is a private car, not an ambulance. We will act according to the current regulations because it has also admitted its shares,” concluded Ardian.
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