An accident on the railway track again claimed lives, this time the musiba happened to a student named D. K. (27), a resident of Cempaka Wangi Village, East Merapi District, Lahat Regency. The tragic incident, which occurred on Friday (12/03/2021) around 14.00 WIB, the accident happened on the railway track at 4 Muara Lawai Village, East Merapi District, Lahat Regency.

Based on the photo of the accident, it can be seen that the victim's head was cut off, separated from the body, the victim's right hand was cut off and his left leg was crushed. The victim's body has been returned to the funeral home in Cempaka Wangi Village, East Merapi district, Lahat Regency. Lahat Police Chief AKBP A. G. H. SIK accompanied by West Merapi Police Chief AKP Syamsuhardi SH, through Lahat Public Relations Chief IPTU Hidayat, conveyed by PAUR Lahat Public Relations Police AIPTU Liespono SH said, for chronology the incident started around 13: 20 WIB Sakti Hidayatullah, who was the head of the village (Kadus 4)) wants to return to work on the double track of Muara Lawai Village Railway.

"Well, when the witness arrived at the work site and there was no one there. How shocked the witness was when he found the dead body of a man whose identity was unknown, allegedly run over by a passenger train heading to Lubuk Linggau to Kertapati," said PAUR Lahat Police Public Relations. Then continued Liespono, the witness called the village chief (Kades) to inform him of the incident, then at 14.00 WIB the village chief of Muara Lawai called the SPKT II picket of West Merapi Police and informed him of the incident.

"After getting the information, the SPKT II team of West Merapi Police went to the incident site (TKP) to conduct the identification of the body of the victim known to be a student named D. K., resident of Cempaka Wangi Village, East Merapi District, Lahat Regency, " he added. Liespono.

According to witness testimony, Liespono said, the victim was first encountered by Hidayattullah as the village headman (Kadus) Kampung 4 Muara Lawai Village, but the witness did not directly see the incident. Next, call J. R. as the village headman (Kades) of Muara Lawai Village, West Merapi District, Lahat Regency.

Without further delay, Liespono emphasized, information was obtained from the village chief of Cempaka Wangi TYO that it was true that the dead body of a man named D. K. was a citizen whose address was in Cempaka Wangi Village, Merapi Timur District, Lahat Regency. And, upon seeking information, a statement was obtained from the village chief (Kades) of TYO that the victim was mentally retarded and the victim was living alone in Cempaka Wangi village while the victim's family was in Java Island. Now the victim's body has been returned to the funeral home in Cempaka Wangi," Liespono concluded. (Struendo)