Four dead in traffic accident

Four dead in traffic accident

BOGOR (JP): Four people died in an accident on the Jagorawi
toll road in Sentul Selatan, Bogor, after a diesel-engine truck
crashed into a trailer, traveling in the slow lane, early
yesterday morning.

The four victims have been identified as the driver of the
truck, Adi Iskandar, 27; his girlfriend Bona, 20; the driver's
assistant, Lukman, 24; and Aban, 47, the owner of the truck's
load of bricks.

An officer from Bogor Police said that the front section of
the truck was severely damaged.

The officer, who did not want to be identified, said that the
trailer's driver, Kliwon Siswanto, said he was not aware that his
vehicle had been struck from behind.

"Kliwon just thought that one of his vehicle's tires had
exploded," the officer said. Kliwon was shocked when he
discovered what had occurred after trying to park his vehicle on
the side of the road.

It was believed that Adi, who was driving the truck at high
speed, was sleepy and did not see the trailer in front of him,
the officer said.

The four victims were sent to PMI Hospital in Bogor, while
Kliwon was detained at Bogor Police Headquarters for further
questioning.

Abdullah, 47, one of Bona's relatives, said that the truck
left Bogor at 2 a.m. to transport the bricks to Jakarta.

"We were informed about the incident at 8 a.m.," he said. (24)