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Fight between driver, passenger leads to 12 deaths on Cipali
A preliminary investigation into the accident has revealed that before the accident occurred, a passenger had tried to snatch a cell phone from the bus driver before the bus went over the road separator and hit three vehicles traveling in the opposite direction.
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Twelve people died on early Monday in an accident involving a bus bound for Central Java from Jakarta. The accident happened after a passenger tried to snatch a cellphone from the bus driver. (Antara/Dedhez Anggara)
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n altercation between an angry passenger and the driver of an intercity bus bound for Cirebon, West Java, led to an accident that left 12 people dead and scores of others injured on Monday. The Police and the National Transportation Safety Committee (KNKT) are investigating the accident.
A preliminary investigation into the accident has revealed that before the accident occurred, a passenger had tried to snatch a cell phone from the bus driver before the bus went over the road separator and hit three vehicles traveling in the opposite direction.
The accident at the 150 kilometer point on the Cikopo-Palimanan (Cipali) toll road in West Java left 43 people injured, 11 severely. The casualties were rushed to nearby hospitals in Cirebon, the police reported on Monday.
The Safari bus registered in Semarang Central Java collided with a truck registered in Banyumas, also in Central Java, as well as a Mitsubishi Xpander and an Innova registered in Greater Jakarta, the police report said. The accident happened on the eastbound lane heading to Jakarta. There is no concrete barrier on the section of the road, only a narrow green strip.
At least three witnesses told the police that before the accident occurred, a male passenger, identified as Anshor, 29, allegedly got into a physical altercation with the driver, Roni Mart Tampubolon, 37. The driver was among the fatalities.
At least one witness said that Anshor, a security guard at a building in Jakarta who reportedly survived the accident, tried to snatch a cell phone from the driver, Majalengka Police traffic unit head, Adj. Comr. Atik Suswanti, said.
Some other passengers said Anshor tried to take control of the wheel shortly before the accident happened at 1 a.m. on Monday.
