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Fatal accidents highlight poor monitoring of transportation safety

Observers say the recent accidents highlight a "systemic failure" in the enforcement of the country's transportation laws.

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Fatal accidents highlight poor monitoring of transportation safety Devastating: Search and rescue personnel evacuate victims from a bus that plunged into a ravine in Wado, Sumedang regency, West Java, on March 10, 2021. More than 20 passengers were killed during the accident. (Antara/Raisan Al Farisi)

R

ecent fatal accidents involving chartered tour buses have once again highlighted the government's failure to address inadequate oversight of transportation safety in the country.

Last week, a tour bus carrying students from a vocational high school in Bali experienced brake failure and crashed into oncoming traffic in Batu, East Java. 

According to authorities, the bus rolled at high speed along Jl. Imam Bonjol for around 2 kilometers, hitting at least 17 vehicles and finally coming to a stop after hitting a tree. 

The accident injured 10 people and killed four others, including a one-year-old child and her mother.

East Java Police traffic director Sr. Comr. Komarudin stated that the bus's roadworthy license expired in 2023, while its operating permit had lapsed in 2020.

He added that the police were currently investigating the cause of the brake failure and had named the bus driver as a suspect.

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The crash in Batu occurred only two weeks after another chartered tour bus carrying a junior high school student from Bogor, West Java, collided with a truck in nearby Malang regency.

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