11 Tewas Akibat Tabrakan Beruntun di Ciloto Disorot Media Asing
Multiple Car Collision Kills 11 on Indonesia`s Java Island
Editor : Ismail Gani
Translator : Novita Cahyadi
TABRAKAN beruntun di kawasan wisata Ciloto, Puncak, Jawa Barat yang mengakibatkan tewasnya 11 orang menjadi sorotan media asing.
Polisi mengatakan rem blong yang mengakibatkan bus wisata dari Jakarta yang dipadati penumpang dan kemudian menabrak tiga mobil dan empat sepeda motor sebelum jatuh ke jurang sedalam 10 meter.
Kepala Polisi Lalu Lintas setempat Kapten Erik Bangun Prakasa mengatakan, kecelakaan pada Minggu di desa Ciloto di Kabupaten Cianjur juga menyebabkan lima orang luka parah dan 41 korban lainnya menderita luka ringan.
Associated Press seperti dikutip MailOnline melaporkan kecelakaan lalu lintas kerap terjadi di Indonesia lantaran buruknya standar keselamatan dan infrastruktur jalan kurang menunjang.
POLICE say a multiple car collision has killed at least 11 people on Indonesia's main Java island.
Police say the brakes likely malfunctioned on a tour bus from Jakarta packed with passengers and it slammed into three cars and four motorbikes before falling into a 10-meter (33-feet) -deep ravine.
Local chief of traffic police Capt. Erik Bangun Prakasa says Sunday's accident at Ciloto village in Cianjur district also left five people in serious condition and 41 others with minor injuries.
Road accidents are common in Indonesia due to poor safety standards and infrastructure.
