Traffic accidents that have occurred since the H-7 to H+2 Lebaran resulted in a loss of material at least reaches USD 6.18 billion. In addition to material losses, the accident also claimed hundreds of lives and thousands more were injured.
"These data were collected from all accidents that occurred in Indonesia during Lebaran," said the official, the Department of Communication Controller Partner Senkom Police, Ken Ken Irawan Aulia told Tempo in Jakarta, Tuesday (14 / 9).
Data is the result of aggregation and has been equated with the data contained in the Directorate of Traffic Police Headquarters. Until yesterday the number of accidents reached 1819 cases, expanding continues to this day. From the accident 436 people died, 567 people were seriously injured, and as many as 1132 people slightly injured.
As Coordinator of Transportation Lebaran this year, the Ministry of Transportation has made various efforts to avoid traffic accidents. According to the Director-General of Land Transportation, Suroyo Alimoeso, the institute together with relevant agencies to anticipate it.
"We work closely with the police and related agencies in various areas to socialize bertransportasi good way. This is so going home running smoothly," he said.
He added, it also applies some rules such as urine test checks for bus drivers for the near and far distances. "From the results of urine tests will be seen whether the driver free of psychotropic substances and alcoholic beverages," he said.
