BANYUWANGI – A trailer truck loaded with subsidized fertilizer overturns at Simpang Tiga Sukowidi, Klatak Village, Kalipuro District, Banyuwangi Regency, Friday (10/5/2019) around 10.57 WIB.
Even though there were no fatalities, but the fertilizer load that was in the front tailgate spilled onto the road. as a result, The route from Ketapang Harbor to Banyuwangi City via Jalan Argopuro was closed. Moreover, the diesel and truck oil spilled over the roads.
Reported from jatimnowcom, The accident started when the trailer truck with the license plate number P 9431 UX driven by Tolib, (55), residents of Dusun Krajan, Kabat Village, District of Kabat, going from the north to the west or Argopuro Road. When turning that's the loaded truck 50 This ton of fertilizer rolls to the left.
“I was surprised that there was a Dishub vehicle (Department of Transportation) who is repairing the traffic light in the middle of the road,” Tolib said.
Tolib admitted that the speed of his vehicle was not too fast. The truck overturned because he turned the steering wheel to the left after knowing that there was a Dishub vehicle in the middle of the road.
“The technical vehicle belonging to the Banyuwangi Transportation Agency with the police number P 8263 VP is invisible from a distance,” said Tolib.
At location, police officers on duty engineer traffic to break down congestion. Oil and solar spills are covered with sand and soil. Whereas, spilled fertilizer is evacuated to another truck.
Confirmed separately, Banyuwangi Transportation Agency technical officer, Bahtiar stated, he and some of his colleagues are servicing CCTV installed on traffic light poles. He has carried out SOPs in carrying out these tasks.
“We've seen the CCTV footage, We will hand it over to the police,” Bahtiar said.
From the CCTV footage installed at that place, It looks like the trailer truck driven by Tolib is going pretty fast. So that when Tolib turned his vehicle to the west, the truck swayed.
And not long after that, the front of the trailer rolled to the left. This accident is still being handled by the Banyuwangi Police Traffic Traffic Unit. [embedyt] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t49xQ7SNf28[/embedyt]
