Multiple-Vehicle Collision on Batang Toll Road Claims Three Lives

Three people died in a multi-vehicle pile-up involving four vehicles on the Trans Java Toll Road at KM 379+900 on the Jakarta-Semarang route, in Gringsing District, Batang Regency, Central Java, in the early hours of Wednesday (19/8).

The deceased were identified as Tekat Susanto, 46, a Tangerang resident who was part of the ambulance crew; Giyati, 42, a resident of East Cengkareng; and Mulyana, 50, also from Tangerang. The four vehicles involved were a Suzuki APV ambulance with registration D-1142-AFZ, a Hino flatbed truck BE-8501-PV, a Toyota Innova G-1480-BK, and a Toyota Avanza B-2058-UOR.

Batang Police Traffic Unit Chief AKP Eka Hendra Ardiansyah said the accident began when the ambulance, which was transporting the body of Tyo Prasetyo, a resident of East Cengkareng, from Jakarta to Jepara, was travelling from west to east.

Upon reaching the scene, the ambulance driver is believed to have lost concentration and struck the rear right side of the Hino truck travelling in the same direction.

After hitting the truck, the ambulance veered to the right and collided with the Toyota Innova travelling in the right lane. The impact caused the Hino truck’s spare wheel to come loose.

The spare wheel then struck the front of the Toyota Avanza, which was behind the ambulance. The accident case is still under handling and investigation by the Batang Police Traffic Unit.