Irresponsible bus company
Irresponsible bus company
From Bisnis Indonesia
My wife, our three children and I survived an accident on Jan.
12 in which a Muncul bus traveling in the direction of Solo
crashed into a truck. Seventeen people died in the crash in
Subang, Indramayu, West Java.
We are lucky; we escaped death. However, our 7-year-old child
had to be treated at Saint Carolus Hospital in Jakarta for
fracture to the front part of his skull.
Test results at the hospital led to our child being operated
on as the fracture affected the cerebral membrane. Also, my
wife's right leg is swollen to this day from the accident.
Since then I have concentrated fully on the treatment of my
child. Costs for 12 days in the hospital reached around Rp 9.5
million, which excludes the cost of the treatment he needed over
the following three months.
The costs are quite heavy for our family and we have resorted
to taking out loans here and there because payment is required in
advance.
I would like to ask readers or any competent party about the
responsibility of the bus company for its passengers.
The Jasa Raharja state insurance company has stated we will
get Rp 2.5 million. What about the PO Muncul bus company? I have
been getting different information from sources.
I can so far conclude that the company has no responsibility
for its passengers, other than arranging for claims with Jasa
Raharja.
I heard from one of the company employees that the bus we took
was an old one and had never been serviced (so it was not fit to
operate). As a survivor, I can also testify to the condition of
the bus.
It is not fair if the company is not held responsible; its
recklessness led to deep trauma for our family, and we are left
in the dark as to how much of the medical costs we have to bear
by ourselves. Our child did not graduate to the next grade
because of his condition.
If indeed there is no responsibility on the part of the bus
company for the victims, this must be a terrible precedent.
SUPRIATMO and family
Utan Kayu Selatan
East Jakarta