Bus Crash That Killed 19: Two Company Directors Named as Suspects

Police have named two company directors as suspects in a bus crash involving an ALS bus and a fuel tanker truck in Musi Rawas Utara, South Sumatra, which killed 19 people. The two suspects are Shandi Hermanto, Director of PT Sinar Bumi Pertiwi (SBP), and Chandra Lubis, Director of PT Antar Lintas Sumatera (ALS).

‘Police have named PT SBP Director Shandi Hermanto as a suspect. He is charged under Article 277 of Law Number 22 of 2009 on Road Traffic and Transportation, in conjunction with Article 474 of the National Criminal Code and Article 315 of the Road Traffic and Transportation Law, regarding alleged negligence and corporate liability,’ said Muratara Deputy Police Chief Commissioner Ermi, as reported by detikSumbagsel on Tuesday (4/8/2026).

‘Meanwhile, Director of PT ALS Chandra Lubis has also been named a suspect. Investigators applied Article 474 of the National Criminal Code in conjunction with Article 315 of Law Number 22 of 2009 on Road Traffic and Transportation,’ he continued.

Ermi revealed that Shandi Hermanto has been summoned twice but failed to appear. ‘Suspect Shandi has been summoned twice, but he has not yet attended. We will conduct another summons persuasively,’ he said.

Ermi stated that investigators will soon issue a third summons for Shandi. If the summons is not fulfilled, the police will take forced measures in a persuasive manner. ‘According to the law, on the third summons, forced measures can be taken, but we will still do it in a humane and persuasive way. We ask the individual concerned to be cooperative. This third summons will be scheduled as soon as possible,’ he explained.

Meanwhile, suspect Chandra is scheduled for his first summons on Wednesday (5/8). The suspect has stated his willingness to attend.