Casualties in Ten-Vehicle Pile-Up at KM 93 on Cipularang Toll Road
A chain-reaction crash occurred on the Cipularang Toll Road at KM 93, Jakarta-bound, on Thursday 5 March at 20:18 WIB. The pile-up involved 10 vehicles and temporarily rendered the lane impassable. Two people were killed and four were seriously injured, with six others sustaining minor injuries. Victims were evacuated to Rumah Sakit Abdul Rozak for further treatment, while the vehicles were towed to the Jatiluhur recovery yard.
Chronology: The incident is believed to have started when a Hino Truck Trailer, No Pol B 9367 UEL, travelling from Bandung to Jakarta in the straight downhill lane, experienced brake failure. The Laka (accident) unit of the Purwakarta Police explained that the Hino truck came upon a queue caused by a dump truck in the same lane. The driver did not anticipate the situation on the straight, descending road and collided with several vehicles moving slowly in the queue. The officer said: ‘As a result of the incident two people died, two were seriously injured and six were lightly injured, and the vehicles involved were damaged.’ He added investigation ongoing to determine the exact cause.
Involved vehicles list:
Hino Truck Trailer No Pol B 9367 UEL driven by Muhammad Yahya from Cikulur, Banten;
Pick-up B-9718-VAF with driver identity not disclosed;
BL-8752-NP truck driven by Iahaq Ismail;
Toyota Rush F-1308-AZ driven by Eko Artanto;
Daihatsu Sigra T-1394-BJ driven by Soleh Muslim;
Tronton Box D-9481-AF driven by Ari Nursandi;
Hiace E-7666-AA driven by Dede Olikin;
Toyota Raize T-1518-HO driven by Dadang Apriyadi;
Mazda Biante the plate not known, driver identity unknown;
Toyota Agya plate not known, driver identity unknown.
Casualties details:
Fatalities (MD): two people — Wisnu Nugroho (30) from Tangerang Selatan and Muhamad Reza (29) from Depok;
Serious injuries (LB): two — Eman Wahyudi (35) from Bogor, driver of B-9718-VAF, and Toto Sukanto (73) from Bandung, driver of D-1629-ZN Toyota Agya;
Minor injuries (LR): six — Mazda Biante passenger Yusniwel (59); Mazda Biante driver Apriandi Azwar (31); infant Afif Yusup Azwar (1); three passengers of Toyota Agya D-1629-ZN: Enih Rosdianah (64), Ilham Hasan (38), and Berlin Berlian (38).
In a written statement, toll operator PT Jasamarga said that after the accident and scene processing by police, the wrecks were evacuated and by 20:59 WIB one lane could be traversed; by 21:43 WIB two lanes were passable again. Jasamarga apologised for the disruption during the evacuation process.