ROGOJAMPI – Successive collisions completely jammed the main route from Banyuwangi to Surabaya, happened at the intersection of three highways, Lincing traffic light to be precise, Rogojampi Village/District, Wednesday (6/12).
In the accident that occurred at approx 08.50 that, There were five vehicles involved in the collision. The five vehicles, is an Akas Bus with a plate number (Nopol) N 7260 US, box truck number P 8101 VC, Mitsubishi pickup L300 number P 8114 VO, Daihatsu pickup number P 8989 VD, and Yamaha Exride motorbike Nopol P 6061 YR.
“One bus, three four-wheeled vehicles, and one motorbike,"explained the Head of Traffic Unit of the Rogojampi Police, Ipda Heru Slamet through the Head of the Rogojampi KTL Guard Post, Inspector Jamal.
According to Jamal, a series of collisions that occurred at 08.50 It started with an L300 pickup driven by Asmuni, 20, the people of Cungkingan Village, Badean Village, District of Kabat, and a box truck driven by Joni Efendi, 39, Denpasar residents, Bali, drove from the north.
Arriving at the intersection of three Lincing traffic lights, Rogojampi Village/District, both vehicles stopped. “The light is red, The L300 pickup and box truck driving from the north stopped,He said.
When the two cars stopped, light him, From behind the Akas bus, driven by Samsul Arifin, rolled out, 39, residents of Mayangan District, Probolinggo District. Arriving at the traffic light, This bus did not stop and immediately hit the box truck in front of it. “The bus hit a box truck, then the box truck hit the L300 pickup in front of him," he explained.
When hit by a bus, he continued, The box truck that had hit the L300 pickup in front of it moved to the right and hit the Daihatsu pickup driven by Imam Syafi'I, 28, residents of Malang Regency. "The pickup car driven by Imam Syafi'i was driving from the south and was hit by a box truck.," he said.
Not just box trucks, The L300 pickup that was hit by the box truck also had time to go and turn right until it hit the Yamaha Exride motorbike ridden by Nur Wahid., 30, residents of Blokagung Hamlet, Karangdoro Village, Tegalsari District. When it happened, This motorbike rider was traveling from the south. “When the motorbike was driving from the south, "He was immediately hit by an L300 pickup truck," he explained.
In this accident, Only the motorbike rider was injured because he was thrown from his motorbike. Meanwhile, vehicle drivers and 10 Akas bus passengers are all safe. “The motorbike rider was injured and fainted, residents were rushed to PKU Muhammadiyah Rogojampi,He said.
Asked the cause of the series of collisions, Jamal admits he is still doing research. It is just, The accident was allegedly caused by the bus driver being distracted. “The foam driver seemed exhausted," he said.
Accident on the main route Banyuwangi-Jember, It had caused traffic jams on the highway. In fact, There were long queues of up to three kilometers. “This accident was in the middle of the intersection, the road is congested," he said.
For research purposes, All vehicles involved in the accident were temporarily secured at the Rogojampi Police Traffic Post. “We checked all the vehicle drivers,” he told Jawa Pos Radar Tile.(radar)
