Container truck collapse kills one

Container truck collapse kills one

Theresia Sufa, Bogor

A public minivan driver, Miin, 28, was killed while two others,
Lean and Nursan, were injured after a container truck fell on
three parked minivans on Jl. Narogong, Cileungsi, on Thursday at
around 5:30 a.m.

Miin had parked his minivan to wait for passengers as only
one, Lean, 60, a fruit seller, was already inside. Two other
public minivans were parked behind Miin's. They were plying the
Bantar Gebang to Cileungsi route.

Driver Nursan, who sustained a minor injury in the accident,
was sitting in his minivan.

An eyewitness, Oman, 28, said a container truck came from
behind the minivans. When it passed the parked vehicles, it
suddenly toppled onto the minivans.

The container fell onto Miin's vehicle, killing him instantly.
It also broke Lean's leg and caused minor injuries to Nursan. The
driver of the third minivan, Taufik, was unharmed because he was
not inside his vehicle when the incident occurred.

Lean and Nursan were immediately taken to the nearest
hospital.

Truck driver Sakim bin Yana was taken to Bogor Police station.

Police traffic division chief Adj. Comr. Udin Zaenudin said
the container truck lost its balance on the bumpy road.

"We asked the Bogor administration to repair the road two
months ago, but there was no response from them until this
accident occurred," he said.

Udin quoted an administration official as saying that the
repair project was the responsibility of the West Java provincial
administration, which had planned to repair it in 2005.