Truck pileup kills three<\/p>\n
TANGERANG: Three people died, and two others were injured in a
\npileup involving three trucks and one jeep at the kilometer 24
\nmark on the Jakarta-Merak toll road, near Cikupa district of
\nTangerang regency, late on Sunday.<\/p>\n
The fatalities were the jeep's driver Suharto Kosasih, 51, a
\nresident of Sukasari subdistrict, Tangerang, and Iklan, 47, the
\ndriver of a truck with license plate number B 9015 OJ, and his
\nassistant Jais, 64.<\/p>\n
The injured are Karno, 38, and Hamid, 40, who was hitching a
\nride in Iklan's truck. They are now being treated at Al-qadr
\nHospital in Karawaci.<\/p>\n
According to Insp. Samsu, head of Tangerang Police traffic
\nunit, the accident took place at about 11:30 p.m. Citing
\nwitnesses accounts, Samsu said, Iklan was driving at high speed
\nfrom Banten to Sukabumi and hit the tow bar and chain linking the
\ntwo trucks, which were parked almost in the middle of the road.<\/p>\n
The front truck was overturned upon impact. A speeding jeep
\ncoming from the opposite direction hit the truck.<\/p>\n
Samsu said the police took in Jana, the driver of the front
\ntruck, for questioning. -- JP<\/p>",
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