Two buses collide in Menteng, 35 injured<\/p>\n
The Jakarta Post, Jakarta<\/p>\n
Two buses collided at the intersection of Jl. Teuku Cik Ditiro
\nand Jl. Diponegoro?, Menteng, Central Jakarta, during the morning
\npeak period on Friday, causing traffic congestion for more than
\nan hour.<\/p>\n
No fatalities were reported in accident that occurred at 9:15
\na.m., but six people were severely injured, of a total 35 who
\nsustained injuries, including a bus crew. All the injured were
\ntaken to Cipto Mangunkusumo general hospital, less than one
\nkilometer from the scene.<\/p>\n
Witnesses said that the collision occurred because the driver
\nof a number 502 Kopaja bus on the Tanah Abang to Kampung Rambutan
\nroute ignored a traffic light about to turn red.<\/p>\n
The Kopaja bus wanted to turn right when suddenly a PPD Patas
\n(limited-seat) number 16 bus, on the Rawamangun to Lebak Bulus
\nroute, came from the opposite direction at high speed, colliding
\nwith the nearside of the Kopaja bus.<\/p>\n
Both drivers fled the scene.<\/p>\n
Menteng traffic police chief Adj. Comr. Rahmat told The
\nJakarta Post that police had obtained information from the PPD
\nbus pool in Cawang, East Jakarta, that the driver of the bus,
\nTarigan, had reported the incident to the pool.<\/p>\n
"He was taken to the Christian University of Indonesia (UKI)
\nhospital for treatment after he fainted, possibly due to a
\nfractured rib," said Rahmat.<\/p>\n
"Police are still searching for Siahaan, the driver of the
\nKopaja bus, who escaped the scene," he said.<\/p>\n
He said that of six victims who had suffered severe injuries,
\nthree had to undergo surgery.<\/p>\n
As many as 14 victims had to be hospitalized while the
\nremaining 21 others were allowed to go home, he said.<\/p>\n
Police have recorded an increase in traffic accidents in the
\ncity, mostly involving fatalities.<\/p>\n
As of August this year, fatal traffic accidents reported to
\nthe police jumped by 37 percent to 334 casualties, as against 243
\nover the same period last year.<\/p>",
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