Truck Crashes into Truck at Quarry C Quarry in Kudus
Kudus - A series of accidents occurred at a landfill or C-type mining site in Honggosoco Village, Jekulo District, Kudus Regency, Sunday 05/25/2025. As a result, one person died and another victim was injured.
The moments of the accident were recorded in a 1 minute 45 second video that was widely circulated on social media and WhatsApp groups.
In the recording, a number of dump trucks are seen carrying a load of fill soil with an excavator at the mining site.
Several workers are seen installing tarpaulins to cover the load of soil on the trucks. However, suddenly a truck slid from above and hit the dump truck that was being fitted with a tarpaulin, pushing it forward until it hit another truck. A number of people rushed to help the crushed victims.
The Head of Jekulo District, Agus Susanto, confirmed the incident. He stated that the incident had been reported to the authorities because it claimed lives.
"It's true, there was an accident at the Honggosoco C mining site. The incident happened on Sunday afternoon and has been handled by the police," said Agus, Monday (5/26/2025).
According to him, the accident occurred due to a truck experiencing brake failure while at the top of the mining site. The truck then slid freely and hit two other trucks that were stopped.
"The first truck hit the second truck and hit a worker who was installing a tarpaulin. The second truck was then pushed and crushed another worker," he explained.
Meanwhile, Head of Gakkum Satlantas Polres Kudus, Ipda Moh Jafar, revealed that there were two victims in the accident. One person died and the other suffered serious injuries.
The victim who died was identified as SG E (43), a resident of Kandangmas Village, Dawe District, Kudus. He suffered a torn wound in the stomach and was rushed to Mardirahayu Hospital, Kudus before being declared dead.
Meanwhile, the injured victim, Ahmad Z (53), a resident of Welahan Village, Jepara, suffered bruises on his face and a broken left hand, and is still undergoing treatment at Nurussyifa Hospital, Jekulo.
Based on the results of the initial investigation, the dump truck with the registration number AD-80XX-UE driven by Ahmad Z was traveling from west to east from the upper part of the mining site.
Suspected of experiencing brake problems, the truck lost control and hit the trucks with the registration number K-94XX-UK and K-14XX-TF which were stopped. The accident also dragged two people who were working around the truck location.
The police are still investigating the cause of the accident and asking for information from a number of witnesses.
