5 car passengers lose consciousness repeatedly from Bekasi to Karawang
At KM 88 rest area, officers broke a window to evacuate the passengers; the toll rose to five after the car resumed travel to Klari.
Five car passengers were found unconscious in a series of recurring incidents from a trip to Bekasi, Rest Area KM 88 on the Cipularang toll road, and then Klari, Karawang, West Java. Video of the incident in Klari went viral on social media, with an initial suspicion of carbon monoxide poisoning.
The head of Rest Area KM 88 on the Cipularang toll road, Inta Suwandi, said the car had first experienced a similar incident on Saturday morning at around 09.15 WIB at the rest area toward Bandung. At that time, the car suddenly veered right and stopped. Officers found four people in the car, consisting of two adults and two children, who did not respond when the window was knocked on, so the rear window was broken to carry out the evacuation.
After receiving medical treatment, their condition improved. Inta said the examination found no signs of poisoning. After being picked up by family members, the car continued the journey, but the incident happened again in Klari and the number of victims rose to five.