Seputarkarawang.com - Karawang, A bloody tragedy enveloped the return of Eid 2026 after an Elf microbus carrying 20 Karawang residents plunged into a ravine tens of meters deep in Mania Village, Cigambul District, Majalengka, Tuesday (24/3/2026). This heartbreaking incident which was thought to be the result of a brake failure resulted in 6 people dying at the scene, while dozens of other passengers were rushed to hospital because they suffered serious injuries and were in critical condition. Responding quickly to this disaster, Karawang Regent H. Aep Syaepuloh, SE., immediately instructed a large-scale emergency evacuation by deploying at least 8 Karawang District Government ambulances along with an expert medical team to the location of the incident. Since the report was received at 10.30 WIB, the Regent emphasized that the main priority was to pick up the bodies and all injured victims so that they could immediately receive intensive care at the Karawang District Hospital and proper medical assistance.
The chronology of this deadly accident began when the group of travelers from Karawang took the return route from Pangandaran to Tasikmalaya before finally crossing the extreme route in the Majalengka area. While on a sharp slope in Cigambul, Elf's car lost total control and crashed to the bottom of a ravine, which triggered lightning coordination between the Regent of Aep Syaepuloh and the Regent of Majalengka, Eman Suherman, to speed up the process of intermenting the bodies and administering hospitals for the victims.Apart from medical treatment, the Karawang Regency Government through the Karawang BPBD has been mobilized to provide psychological assistance and facilitate the entire free burial process for the victims' families at the funeral home. The Regent of Aep ensured that officers in the field would continue to be on standby to provide assistance until all the bodies arrived at their homes and the funeral procession was completed as a form of the government's responsibility towards its citizens.Until this news was published, the complete identity of the list of accident victims was still in the final verification stage by the medical team, while the police were still conducting crime scene investigations to determine the exact cause of the accident. This tragedy is a strong alarm for all travelers returning to the Eid Al-Fitr 2026 to always check the vehicle's roadworthiness thoroughly to avoid similar incidents when crossing accident-prone alternative routes in the West Java region.
