Jakarta –
Accident a sand truck ran over a TNI car happened in Cibubur. A truck loaded with sand overturned on a Pajero car driven by Brigadier General Eko Setyawan Airlangga and his wife.
The incident happened at Jalan Raya Transyogi, Cimanggis District, Depok City, West Java on Friday (12/23) at around 05:30 WIB. There were no fatalities in the crash, but the condition of the TNI car was badly damaged in the crash.
So what is the current state of affairs regarding the incident? Check out the latest batch of information on the sand truck crash that overturned a TNI car in Cibubur, which was summarized by detikcom, Sunday (12/25/2022).
The car was boarded by TNI Brigadier General Airlangga and his wife
It is known that the TNI Pajero car hit by a truckload of sand belonged to a member of the TNI. The TNI claimed that the Pajero TNI car was not an official vehicle, but a private vehicle.
“It was a privately owned car,” said the head of the TNI Information Centre, TNI Rear Admiral Kisdiyanto, when contacted on Saturday (12/24).
Kisdiyanto confirmed that the Pajero car was being driven by a member of the TNI when the accident occurred. The car was driven by Brigadier General Eko Setiawan Airlangga and his wife.
“Brigjen TNI Airlangga and his wife,” Kisdiyanto said. He replied who was in the Pajero car which was hit by a truck full of sand.
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Sand Truck Replaces TNI Car | Photo: Special
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Chief of Depok Metropolitan Police AKBP Headquarters Bonifacius revealed that there were no fatalities in the sand truck crash which overtook a TNI car. However, the Pajero car owned by Brigadier General Airlangga was badly damaged by hitting the truck loaded with sand.
“There were no injuries. The Pajero car was badly damaged,” said AKBP Bonifacius, on Saturday (12/24).
Cause of the wobbly truck: Shocked driver hears sirens
The cause of the accident when the sand truck swung over to a TNI car started when the Pajero car driven by Brigadier General Airlangga changed lanes from center to right. At that time, Brigadier General Airlangga’s car intended to drive back to the spot.
Brigadier General Airlangga’s car then turned on its turn signal and sounded its siren. However, the sound of the siren apparently shocked the driver of the truck so that the car he was driving hit the reservation and overturned onto Brigadier General Airlangga’s car which was next to him.
“The Pajero, driven by Brigadier General Eko Setyawan Airlangga, turned right with the intention of making a U-turn and turning on the turn signal and sounding the siren. Then the truck driver who was going to Cileungsi was shocked and he swerved to the right so that he hit a concrete reservation and the car overturned and hit a Mitsubishi Pajero car,” TNI Information Center head Rear Admiral TNI Kisdiyanto explained on Saturday (24/12).
Current Condition of TNI Generals and Wives
As for the current conditions, TNI headquarters confirmed that Brigadier General Airlangga and his wife were not seriously injured. Both are known to have sustained minor injuries in the crash a sand truck overrides a TNI car the.
“TNI Brigadier General Eko Setywan Airlangga suffered a minor abrasion to his right arm,” the head of the TNI Information Center, TNI Rear Admiral Kisdiyanto, said on Saturday (24/12).
Aside from that, Kisdiyanto also confirmed that Brigadier General Airlangga and his wife are currently in good health. “I’m in good health, the wounds are just abrasions,” he said.
(wia/idn)
