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Chronology of deadly road accident in Puncak
A malfunctioning brake system has been identified as the cause of a multiple-vehicle collision involving a bus, a mini bus, six cars and five motorcycles on Saturday evening on Jl. Raya Puncak in Bogor, West Java.
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An officer checks the bus that caused multiple accidents in Puncak on Saturday. (Antara/Arif Firmansyah)
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malfunctioning brake system has been identified as the cause of a multiple-vehicle collision involving a bus, a mini bus, six cars and five motorcycles on Saturday evening on Jl. Raya Puncak in Bogor regency, West Java.
West Java Police spokesman Sr. Comr. Yusri Yunus said the incident, which had so far killed four people and injured dozens of others, was caused when a bus operated by HS Transport hit other vehicles after the driver lost control due failing brakes on the Selarong downhill road.
“The bus was on the right-hand lane of the road and hit a Grand Livina car. It went on and hit a Honda Vario motorcycle, a Daihatsu Ayla and a Yamaha Vixion, consecutively,” he told reporters on Saturday evening.
(Read also: One more death reported in multiple-vehicle collision in Puncak)
The bus shifted back to the left side of the road and stroke a white Toyota Avanza, three motorcycles, a Toyota Rush and a black Avanza, he added.
“The bus then came to a halt in the middle of the road,” he said.
As a popular recreation area near Jakarta, Puncak is often packed with vehicles, especially on weekends. (fac/dan)
