Turnpike accidents claim six lives<\/p>\n
BANDUNG: Six people died and five others were seriously
\ninjured in three separate traffic accidents on Saturday and
\nSunday on the busy Cipularang turnpike, which connects Jakarta
\nand Bandung.<\/p>\n
Toto Buntoro Hadi, a communications employee for state toll
\nroad operator PT Jasa Marga, said the first accident occurred at
\n11:30 p.m. on Saturday when a truck hit a minibus, killing one
\nperson and injuring three others.<\/p>\n
Two hours later, a pickup truck carrying chickens from
\nTasikmalaya, West Java, struck a container truck, killing three
\npeople and injuring two people, who are now being treated at
\nHasan Sadikin Hospital in Bandung.<\/p>\n
The third accident took place on Sunday morning, killing two
\npeople. This accident occurred when a sedan swerved to avoid a
\nJasa Marga vehicle that had stopped in the middle of the turnpike
\nto assist a truck that had broken down, losing control and
\nflipping over.<\/p>\n
Toto said authorities had not officially determined the causes
\nof the accidents. \"Maybe because it was raining and the road was
\nslippery and the drivers were going too fast. Maybe they were
\ntired,\" he said.<\/p>\n
The turnpike, which opened seven months ago, was closed for a
\nday at the beginning of the month for repairs after a section of
\nthe road subsided, creating a massive sinkhole.
\n-- JP<\/p>",
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