Chain collision at Jagorawi

Chain collision at Jagorawi

Five vehicles were involved in a chain collision on the
Jagorawi highway in Cililitan, East Jakarta, on Monday. No
casualties were reported in the accident which involved a car
belonging to a member of the House of Representatives (DPR).

"Nobody involved in the collision suffered any injuries, not
even a bruise," said head of the traffic police of the City
Police, Maj. Irsan Wijaya.

The accident happened at around 8 a.m. when a Mayasari city
bus hit a sedan driven by House member Suryo Handjono.

As Suryo, who is a member of the Armed Forces (ABRI) faction
of the House, stopped his car to see the damage, a speeding,
unloaded light truck coming from behind lost control and smashed
into two other cars behind Suryo's sedan.

Impelled by the impact of the truck, the two cars then smashed
into Suryo's car from behind.

A speeding Peugeot sedan coming from behind also lost control
and hit the rear of the light truck.

Irsan said that witnesses failed to record the license plate
number of the Mayasari bus which hit Suryo's car as the bus sped
off soon after the accident. (bsr)