Ten people died in traffic accidents in Atambua, Belu.

Until now the police continue to try to

ascertain cause accidents. A fuel truck lost control while speeding on the Nurobo road, Belu and
suffered serious accident. The truck crashed a motorcycle and a bus that came from the opposite
direction and burned. A pedestrian who saw the incident said that the fuel truck was seen
speeding then all of sudden swerved and hit a motorcyclist who came from the front and the bus
on 1st August 2017.
This incident made the motorcycle rider was killed instantly after being hit by the truck while the
truck driver suffered serious injuries to the chest and head. While the bus driver was also killed.
The fuel truck driver claimed, during the incident, he was sleepy when driving the truck then he
tried to stop the vehicle to avoid an accident, but the brakes do not work, so he couldnt control
his truck and hit the victim. Accident ensued that killed 10 people, while 15 people were
wounded.
The scene of the crime scene using Traffic Accident Analyst system, with a transport car equipped
with TAA system, a tool in the form of a sensor to describe the incident of the accident.
The tool is used to measure the speed and strength of the collision between the bus boarded
travelers from Kupang with the aim of Atambua with Nopol DH 1428 ED Navy versus Fuel truck
Nopol DH 590 NQ with 2 people plus the driver.
Temporary suspicion, the cause of this accident is human error. The fuel truck driver, known as
Emanuel Tefa, was drowsy until the car rolled to the right and hit the motor cycle and the bus
coming from the opposite direction. According to Kasi Laka Ditlantas Kompol Dadang Kurnia,
police are still steeped in the exact position those three vehicles involved in the accident.
We put down the TAA team, we collect the data, to see the truth of this accident incident, we
are looking for accurate results, said Kompol Dadang Sukmana at the location, Nurobo road,
District Ingreo, Belu. The results of the crime scene through the new Accident Analysis Traffic tool
will be known for the next two days and the accuracy rate is 90 percent.
Ten people killed by accident occurred at Nurobo, District Ingreo, Belu Tuesday (8/1/2017)
morning were passengers of the bus. They were: Adelia Manafe (4), Marselinus Amfotis (72),
Yohanes Manafe (11), the three are from Niki-niki Village, Timor Tengah Selatan, Amelia Seran
(6) and Edeltrudis Seran (23), both from Umasukaer, Malaka, Jonathan Taek (56), Adelino De
Jesus (46), Katarina Paulina De Jesus (30), Maria Gomes Sarmento Faria (24) and the driver
Natalius Seran Nahak (28) from Atambua. While 1 passenger of fuel truck name Migel Soares (19)
suffered critical injuries. The current victims had been taken to Mgr. Gabriel Manek hospital to
be treated.