Brimob Bus Accident On Purwodadi Toll Road Taken To RSSA, Death Toll

The condition of the morgue at Saiful Anwar Hospital, Malang City (ANTARA)

The victim died and was injured in the Brimob Polri bus accident carrying a number of students at SMA Negeri 1 Porong, Sidoarjo at KM 72-73 Pandaan-Malang Toll Road at the Purwodadi Toll Exit, Pasuruan has been evacuated to the Saiful Anwar Hospital (RSSA) Malang, Saturday.

Reporting from ANTARA, Head of Public Relations Sub-Division of Saiful Anwar Hospital, Dony Iryan Vebry Prasetyo, in Malang City, said that currently his party had received seven victims in the unfortunate incident.

"Five victims (bus accidents) are being treated. Two victims died already in the morgue," said Dony.

Dony stated that the five injured victims who were treated at Saiful Anwar Hospital consisted of three men and two women.

"The victims who were injured were treated at the RSSA Emergency Installation (IGD) (Saaiful Anwar Hospital), consisting of three men and two women," he said.

Then, he said, for the victims who died in the incident, each consisted of one man and one woman.

"Two dead victims who were already in the morgue, that was one man and one woman," he said

As previously reported, a bus belonging to Brimob Polri containing a high school 1 student had a single accident at the Purwodadi Toll Exit, Pasuruan. The incident is estimated to have occurred around 11.30 WIB.

Based on information from the police, one of the dead victims who had been evacuated to Saiful Anwar Hospital or RSSA was the bus driver.

The bus, which brought a group of students from SMA Negeri 1 Porong, Sidoarjo, is known to be planning to head towards Malang, before finally hitting the road divider on the route to the Purwodadi Toll Exit.

Based on the data obtained, the bus brought a group of 31 students and two school teachers.

All passengers who survived have been evacuated to several hospitals, namely the Lawang Regional General Hospital, Lawang Medika Hospital, and Prima Husada Hospital.