Banten Department Head Crashes into Crowd of Primary School Students, Becomes Suspect

Based on the case review results, he has been designated as a suspect,” said Pandeglang Police Chief AKBP Dhyno Indra Setyadi to reporters on Wednesday (13/5/2026).

Ahmad was not detained. Dhyno explained that this was because Ahmad was in poor health and had guarantees from his family.

“No detention was carried out because he is currently ill,” said Dhyno.

It is known that in this case, a Toyota Innova vehicle with licence plate A-1633-BF driven by Ahmad Mursidi struck a crowd of students from SDN Sukaratu 5 in Majasari sub-district, Pandeglang Regency, on Thursday (30/4).

Nine people became victims in the incident. Two others were reported to have died, namely Dewi Handayani, a vendor; and Muhamad Milal, a student.

The parent of the deceased victim, Tuti Hidayati, hopes that the person who hit her child and the other students will be processed in accordance with applicable legal regulations.

“It must be processed according to the applicable regulations. But it comes back again, sometimes the law in our country is like that. Yesterday the police proposed mediation, so I am just focusing on the child first. As for the perpetrator, let me and the child recover first,” she said.

Tuti then demanded justice for losing her biological son. Tuti hopes that the investigation of this case is carried out transparently.

“I hope for the fairest justice, at least he takes responsibility for his actions in whatever form. And the process should not be covered up. If mediation is indeed wanted, it should not be covered up. The perpetrator is an official, I’m afraid (the case) will just disappear,” she said.