Tue, 23 Mar 2004

Two killed in toll road accident: Two people were killed and three others injured in a traffic accident on Monday at 5:40 p.m. on a toll road heading to Soekarno-Hatta International Airport. Ratna, 23, and Sumarto Bakri, 26, were killed. Ferry Gunawan, 22, Suryani Bakri, 61, and Lisa Bakri, 57 suffered injuries and are being treated at Atmajaya Hospital in Pluit, North Jakarta.

North Jakarta traffic police chief Brig. Juarda told The Jakarta Post over the phone that it was believed the driver, Ferry, lost control of the vehicle and hit the crash barriers before driving into a lamppost, but that the investigation into the cause of the accident was ongoing. -- JP