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carrying 34 passengers rolled over at the Krapyak toll exit intersection in Semarang City, Monday morning, at around 00.30 WIB, killing at least 16 people.
The bus with plate number B. 7201 IV, which departed from Jatiasih, Jakarta/Bekasi to Yogyakarta, was reportedly speeding and allegedly lost control, hitting a road divider and eventually overturning.
Basarnas, Semarang Search and Rescue Office, which is currently carrying out a Special SAR Alert for Nataru (Christmas and New Year) at the Kalikangkung Joint Command Post, Semarang City, which is currently on alert, immediately went to the location to carry out SAR handling.
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“We and the joint SAR team from the National Police, Jasa Marga, PMI and others succeeded in evacuating all the victims from the bus that had an accident. There were 15 passengers who died and 19 others were injured,” said the Head of the Semarang SAR Office, Budiono.
He explained that the evacuation process itself was quite difficult because there were some victims who were still in a trapped position and access to the victims was also filled with broken glass.
The team had to get into the overturned bus, reach and open access to the victim, and evacuate him out of the bus with extra care.
“The evacuation process was completed at 4 in the morning (04.00 WIB). The cause of the accident itself is not yet known for certain, but it is suspected that the bus lost control while speeding from Jakarta to Yogyakarta early this morning,” he said.
Finally, at around 04.00 WIB the evacuation process ended and all the victims who had been successfully evacuated were then rushed to the nearest hospital, including RSUP dr.Kariadi, RS.Columbia Asia and RSUD dr.Adhyatma MPH or RS.Semarang Monument.
“We express our gratitude for the cooperation of all parties, so that the evacuation process can run smoothly,” he said.
Budiono also appealed to road users to be more careful when driving, and to rest if they feel tired.
“And we urge road users to be more careful when driving. Take a break when tired and keep a safe distance from other vehicles,” he said.
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