Identification of 11 Bodies from Japek Toll Road Accident Moved to Kramatjati Hospital

The process of identifying 11 accident victims on the Kapel Toll Road was transferred from the Karawang District Hospital to the Kramatjati Police Hospital.

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Health officers and police officers evacuated accident victims at Kilometer 58 of the Jakarta-Cikampek Toll Road at Karawang General Hospital on Monday (8/4/2024). 12 people died in this incident.

BANDUNG, KOMPAS — The Disaster Victim Identification Team or DVIWest Java Regional Police moved the bodies of 11 victims of accidents on the Jakarta-Cikampek Toll Road from Karawang Hospital to the Hospital Kramatjati Police, Jakarta, Wednesday (10/4/2024). Only one body, in the name of Najwa Devira, was handed over to her family.

Head of Public Affairs Division of West Java Regional Police, Commissioner Jules Abast, stated that the West Java Regional Police DVI team moved the 11 corpses to Kramatjati Hospital at 1:00 PM. The aim is to facilitate the identification process with more complete tools.

He explained that 12 people died as a result of a collision between three vehicles on Jakarta-Cikampek toll road (Japek) at Kilometer 58 on Monday (8/4/2024), consisting of 7 men and 5 women.

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"The body of Najwa has been taken by her relatives to the funeral home in Bogor Regency. Meanwhile, the transfer of the remains of the 11 victims to the Kramatjati hospital, which is specifically for identifying accident victims and has storage cabinets with adequate capacity," said Jules.

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He stated that the DVI team has received identity data for 10 victims from their relatives. Meanwhile, the identity of one victim's body is not known because it was handed over by the family.

According to preliminary investigations by the Jabar Police Traffic Directorate and CCTV footage, the accident began when a Daihatsu Gran Max B 1635 BKT vehicle, traveling from Jakarta, was suspected of experiencing a disturbance. The car suddenly pulled over to the right side of the road shoulder at 07:04.

The route taken by the Gran Max was a road that goes in the opposite direction to that used by toll road users from Cikampek to Jakarta. As a result, the Primajasa bus with license plate number B 7655 TGD passed through at high speed and collided with the Gran Max, causing it to catch fire.

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Fragments of burned vehicles resulting from an accident on the Jakarta-Cikampek Kilometer 58 Toll Road, Karawang, West Java, Monday (8/4/2024). The accident that occurred on the contraflow route towards Jakarta involved three vehicles, namely two cars and one bus. A total of 12 bodies were taken to Karawang Regional Hospital for identification.

The third car, a Toyota Rush E 1399 MF, was also traveling from Cikampek to Jakarta when it hit a bus that suddenly stopped. The car then collided with a Grand Max and caught fire.

Head of the Medical and Health Division of the West Java Regional Police, Commissioner Dr. Nariyana, explained the condition of 12 victims with burns of 90 to 100 percent. This is a challenge for the DVI team.

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He also revealed that DNA sample tests could take up to seven days. However, Nariyana continued, they would request to expedite the examination to three to four days.

"The challenge is that the victim is burned up to 100 percent and is not a relative. "It turns out they were aboard a travel agency that serves the Bogor-Ciamis route," he said.