Tulungagung –
The bus driver of Harapan Jaya has officially been named a suspect in the incident where the bus was hit by a train at the Ketanon intersection. The driver admitted that he lacked concentration on rail traffic.
Tulungagung Police Traffic Head AKP Mohammad Bayu Agustyan said the bus driver Septianto Dhany Istyawan (34), a resident of Mulyosari Village, Pagerwojo, Tulungagung, said that at that time he was more focused on placing the bus in a narrow crossing lane.
“Because there is already a cross (signs), so the position is driverhe is more focused on positioning the vehicle so that it can go through that route,” said AKP M Bayu Agustyan as quoted from detikJatimTuesday (1/3/2022).
In addition, at the same time, the atmosphere of the passengers on the bus was still very noisy because they had just boarded the pick-up point. This condition resulted in the driver not noticing the sound of the Dhoho train coming from the south.
Due to this negligence, the bus was hit by the Dhoho train on the Blitar-Kertosono route at 05.16 WIB. The heavy impact of the train sent the bus flying to the north side of the intersection and seriously damaged it. Six people were declared dead and 13 people suffered minor and serious injuries.
Currently, the suspect, Septianto, is being held at the Tulungagung Police and charged with Article 310 of Law No. 22 of 2009 concerning Road Traffic and Transportation, with a maximum penalty of 6 years in prison.
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(yld / idh)
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