Kupastuntas.co, Pringsewu – There was a fatal accident involving a truck with police number BE 8072 IX on the Lintas Barat (Jalinbar) road in Wates Village, Gadingrejo District, Pringsewu Regency Friday (14/04/2023) around 00.15 in the morning, resulting in two lives fly.

Previously, the ill-fated truck was allegedly traveling from Bandar Lampung to Pringsewu at high speed. And when passing at the scene of the crime (turning road) the vehicle kept going straight so that it left the road body and hit the wall of the fence of a resident's house.

As a result of this incident, two truck passengers died at the scene, while the truck driver suffered minor injuries and was immediately rushed to the nearest hospital.

When confirmed, Head of the Traffic Unit (Kasat Lalu) AKP Khoirul Bahri said the accident occurred on Friday (14/04) in the early morning at around 00.15 in the morning. "The truck was driven by Sukidi (49), a resident of Sriway Langsep Village, Kalirejo, Central Lampung," said Kasat.

While the two passengers who died were named Aprianto (46), a resident of Waluyojati Village, Pringsewu District, and Haryono (40), a resident of Ambarawa Village, Ambarawa District, Pringsewu District.

"So when they crossed the TKP, where the road conditions turned sharply, the truck actually drove straight, so it left the road and hit the fence of a resident's house," he added.

As a result of the incident the truck was heavily damaged on the front and left side while the wall of the house that was hit was also seen to be destroyed.

According to the Kasat, the evacuation process ran dramatically and took about 1.5 hours. "To remove the two victims, we had to use a heavy vehicle. Apart from that, the victim's deplorable condition was also difficult to remove because the body of the vehicle was squeezed," he added.

Kasat added, apart from the loss of life and injuries, the accident also resulted in material losses of up to 15 million rupiah.

"The accident occurred allegedly due to the negligence of the driver who forced himself to drive when his body was tired and sleepy, and he admitted this," he concluded. (*)