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Fatal bus crash sheds light on lackluster regulations
A deadly bus accident that killed nearly a dozen children on a study tour to Subang, West Java, has led experts to call on the government to impose stricter safety measures for buses and transportation providers to avoid similar incidents in the future.
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Police personnel remove bodies on Saturday from the wreckage of a study tour bus in Palasari village, Ciater district, Subang regency, West Java. The bus had been carrying students from Lingga Kencana vocational school (SMK) in Depok, West Java. The Subang Health Agency recorded that 11 people died in the crash. Nine of the victims were students, one was a teacher and another was a bystander from Cibogo, Subang. (Antara/Raisan Al Farisi)
A deadly bus accident that killed nearly a dozen children on a study tour to Subang in West Java has led experts to call on the government to impose stricter safety measures for buses and transportation providers to avoid similar incidents in the future.
The bus carrying 61 students from Lingga Kencana vocational high school (SMK) in Depok, a West Java city on the outskirts of Jakarta, crashed into oncoming traffic and rolled over on Saturday on a hilly road in Subang, some 140 kilometers away from the school.
The bus was thought to have experienced brake failure, preventing it from slowing down when traveling downhill.
Nine students and one teacher on the bus were killed in the accident, while 27 students were heavily injured. A bystander was also killed.
In its preliminary investigation, the Transportation Ministry found that the bus skipped roadworthy inspections and its permit to transport passengers had expired on Dec. 6 of last year.
“[Having no license means] the vehicle was not subjected to a periodic [roadworthy] test every six months, despite [the test] being required [for all passenger buses] in existing regulations,” Land Transportation Director General Hendro Sugiatno said on Sunday, as quoted by Antara.
Hendro urged transportation providers across the country to complete the test every six months, saying negligence that resulted in a fatal crash could result in the driver being penalized with a six-year prison sentence and a Rp 12 million (US$746) fine.
