Bandung – The Traffic Directorate (Ditlantas) of the Polda Jawa Barat has intervened to investigate the cause of the fire in a Corolla sedan which killed the driver on the toll road towards Pasirkoja, Padaleunyi kilometer 130 A, Friday, (15/9) last night. The victim whose identity was known was immediately evacuated to Kartika Asih Hospital, Bandung.
In his statement, Dirlantas Polda Jabar, Kombes Pol Wibowo stated that his party received a report of a vehicle fire on the toll road towards Pasirkoja, Padaleunyi at around 19.15 WIT, Friday, (15/9). The burning car was in lane three or the fast lane and was near the median of the road.
“The car was still smoking, we tried to help. We broke the glass, but because there was no response, the fire grew and after the fire was extinguished, one of the victims (the driver) was found dead there,” explained Kombes Pol Wibowo to journalists, Saturday, (16/9).
He said that after the fire in the car was extinguished, officers immediately checked the vehicle’s identity. As a result, it was discovered that the vehicle had been sold from the owner in early 2014.
He also said that currently officers were still investigating whether the victim had fainted in the car before the fire incident. The reason is, when officers wanted to help him, the victim did not respond.
“We asked him to come out and he didn’t respond. We are still investigating this. Whether this victim was already sick or unconscious or something like that, we don’t know. We will investigate first,” explained Kombes Pol Wibowo.
He further said that currently officers are still investigating the cause of the fire.
“To investigate the cause of the fire, including the identity of the victim, because there were still difficulties last night, we were still investigating the vehicle data and it turned out it had been sold,” explained this officer who graduated from the Wira Satya Akpol Battalion in 1996.
“That’s why we’re trying to share it with our social media colleagues. Thank God, this morning someone from the family came,” continued the owner of the Aquarius zodiac sign, who also served as Kapolres Metro Jakarta Utara ending the statement. Bembo
