inp.polri.go.id - West Java. The police have named R, the truck driver that caused the accident on the Cipularang Toll Road KM 92, as a suspect. The suspect was named after police found that R was considered negligent in driving.

"Based on the results of the investigation at the crime scene, vehicle ramp checks and witness examinations, R, the driver of the trailer truck, has been named a suspect on Thursday, November 14th, 2024," said the Head of Public Relations of the West Java Regional Police, Senior Superintendent Jules Abraham Abast in a press conference on Friday (11/15/2024) night.

He said that from the crime scene processing (TKP), there were traces of truck brakes 200 meters before the incident. The brake marks were 30 meters long and a collection of traces of a series of accidents were found.

In addition, he said, the trailer truck's gears before the incident were in 5th gear.

"From the results of the brake check, there were no air leaks in the brake system and the condition was good before the accident," he explained.

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