"Truck Driver Sandwiched" Citizens' Testimony about Bumiayu Accident
KanalUtama . Successive accidents involving trucks with a number of vehicles took place in Bumiayu, Central Java, Monday afternoon. This accident left four people dead and several others injured. One eyewitness, Arif Rahman Hakim (29) said that the truck driver had been caught and could not get out. When the residents evacuated, the driver suffered a number of injuries on his body. "I was able to help other residents and evacuate the driver who had been stuck. The driver is still alive," Arif told CNNIndonesia.com. Currently the truck driver has been taken to the hospital with other injured victims. Moreover, this accident occurred right in front of the Muhammadiyah Bumiayu General Hospital, Jalan Raya Bumiayu, Jatisawit Village, Brebes. Arif added that the incident had not yet arrived at the police officer. Residents around the location who took the initiative directly helped the victims. He suspected that the truck had lost control due to brake failure, so it hit a number o...