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Cleric KH Anwar Zahid Unharmed After Alphard Collides with Two Trucks

From Republika · () Indonesian

Translated from Indonesian, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.

At a glance

News Official statement Outcome reported
  • Cleric KH Anwar Zahid was involved in a traffic accident in Bojonegoro, East Java.
  • His Toyota Alphard was hit by two trucks in a rear-end collision.
  • Zahid was unharmed and continued his journey in a replacement vehicle.

Prominent Islamic cleric KH Anwar Zahid was involved in a traffic accident on Tuesday in Bojonegoro, East Java. The vehicle he was traveling in, a Toyota Alphard, was struck by two trucks in a multi-vehicle collision.

The incident has been handled and the accident involved three vehicles in sequence, namely one Alphard and two trucks

— Ipda Septian Nur PratamaDescribing the nature of the multi-vehicle accident involving KH Anwar Zahid's car.

The incident occurred in Prangi Village, Padangan District. According to the Bojonegoro Police Traffic Unit, the accident involved three vehicles in sequence: the Alphard and two trucks. The Alphard was traveling south when it stopped behind another truck due to road repairs that were operating under a stop-and-go traffic system.

At that moment, a trailer truck, driven by a 44-year-old man from Mojokerto, rear-ended the Alphard. Police suspect the trailer driver may have been drowsy, leading to the inability to control the vehicle and the subsequent collision.

It is suspected that the driver was drowsy, so they could not control the speed of the vehicle and hit the car

— Ipda Septian Nur PratamaExplaining the suspected cause of the collision.

Despite the damage to his vehicle, KH Anwar Zahid was reported to be unharmed. Abdul Rohman, the headmaster of MTs Plus Sabilunnajah Simo, confirmed that Zahid, who is also the caretaker of the Sabilunnajah pesantren (Islamic boarding school), was safe and healthy. He continued his journey to Banjarnegara using a replacement vehicle.

His condition is safe and healthy. Then he continued his journey to Banjarnegara using a replacement vehicle

— Abdul RohmanConfirming KH Anwar Zahid's well-being and subsequent travel arrangements after the accident.
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Originally published by Republika in Indonesian. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.

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