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KNKT to publish Transjakarta safety audit after recent crashes
“We’re thoroughly investigating all of the [Transjakarta bus] accidents and we will publish our findings on Dec. 21,” National Transportation Safety Committee (KNKT) head Soerjanto Tjahjono said.
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Police personnel stop a motorcyclist using the dedicated Transjakarta bus lane during a traffic raid on Jl. Sultan Agung in Manggarai, South Jakarta, on Feb. 6, 2020. (Antara/Galih Pradipta)
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he National Transportation Safety Committee (KNKT) is expected to announce the results of its investigation into the city-owned bus operator PT Transportasi Jakarta (Transjakarta) following a recent series of bus crashes, which has raised safety concerns over the bus operator’s safety standards.
KNKT Head Soerjanto Tjahjono said the committee’s investigators had been engaged in an intensive dialogue with Transjakarta management to determine the root cause of the frequent bus accidents and to prevent similar accidents from happening in the future.
“We’re thoroughly investigating all of the [Transjakarta bus] accidents and we will publish our findings on Dec. 21,” Soerjanto told The Jakarta Post on Monday.
In the latest example of the growing list of accidents, three accidents involving three Transjakarta buses occurred last Monday on different routes across Jakarta.
The first accident occurred at 4.30 a.m. on Jl. Pramuka, Central Jakarta. An empty Transjakarta bus hit a road barrier after swerving to avoid a cement truck that suddenly changed lanes.
A few hours later on Jl. HOS Cokroaminoto in Tangerang, Banten, another empty Transjakarta bus rolled down the street and crashed into a concrete wall after its driver forgot to engage the parking brake when he left the vehicle to go to the toilet.
No injuries were reported in either incident.
