KALIBARU, Jawa Pos Radar Tile - The path on Mount Gumitir was disrupted Monday (5/6) morning. The cause, Mitsubishi Kuda car with police number l P 1626 GF driven by Faris Saiful Rizal, 33, from Dusun Tirtoasri, RT 01, RW 28, Andongsari village, Jember, plunged into a ravine on Sunday (4/6) sore.
The main road majoring Banyuwangi-Jember, it got stuck when officers were evacuating a car that had crashed in the Sidomulyo Village area, Silo . District, Jember. "During the evacuation there was traffic jam from two directions (Banyuwangi and Jember), but not too long,said a Gumitir volunteer from Kalibaru Kulon Village, Kalibaru District, Wiji Hariyanto, 38.
According to Wiji, The congestion can be quickly resolved because the evacuation process did not involve a complete closure like when evacuating container trucks into a ravine last month. “This evacuation process is fast,"he said to the Jawa Pos Radar Tile.
Member of the Sempolan Police Traffic Unit, Aiptu Yudi Triatno said, The horse car evacuation was carried out by pulling the car from the edge of the ravine using a jeep. “Withdrawn using a car belonging to BPBD Jember, so no need to close the line,"he said.
According to Judi, The single accident started when the car that was traveling from Banyuwangi to Jember suddenly rocked. Allegedly, when the driver was sleepy. "After swinging to the left, the car went into a deep ravine 20 meter," he said.
No casualties, In the accident the driver only suffered a torn leg. Because it happened in the afternoon, The evacuation was carried out the next morning. “The car was evacuated this morning, because yesterday (Sunday) it's too late," he concluded.(sas/abi)
