The Jakarta Post, Jakarta
A minibus carrying several children was trapped between vehicles after a multi-car crash on Wednesday, but the bus driver was able to break a window and lead the children to safety.
There were no casualties in the "accident" in Cilandak, South Jakarta, as it was only part of a bus emergency drill conducted by the Blue Bird Group to train its drivers to deal with such situations.
At least 27 drivers and chaperones were involved in the drill, which was meant to improve passenger safety, according to the group's president director, Purnomo Prawiro.
"There's a lot of bus safety measures, such as breaking bus windows using a hammer and putting out a blaze using a fire extinguisher," he said during the event, which was organized in cooperation with the Jakarta International School.
"All of our drivers (who work) at this school are able to perform bus safety measures because they're responsible for the lives of small children," Purnomo said.
Drivers were drilled in a number of bus safety measures, including exiting a bus through the emergency roof, escaping from a trapped bus by breaking a window, performing first aid and using a fire extinguisher to put out a fire on the vehicle.
"Without the drill, perhaps the bus drivers wouldn't know they have to use a sharp object to break the bus window," Purnomo said.
The head of Jakarta International School, David Cramer, said these kinds of drills gave the school confidence the drivers were well trained and the children safe.
"As far as I know, there haven't been any accidents so far in this school," he said.
A bus driver, Sapto Riawan, said the drill was useful not only for work.
"I was in a public bus when a passenger fainted. Some passengers thought he had died, however I decided to perform first aid.
"I was glad when he regained consciousness. Some people thought I was a doctor," he said. (adt)
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