Major traffic accidents
Major traffic accidents
JAKARTA (JP): June 1992: An inter-city bus overturned on the Jakarta-Cikampek toll road after it smashed into the safety fence at the side of the road. Seventeen people were killed and 42 others injured. The driver said he lost control of the vehicle because he was tired.
September 1992: A trailer loaded with 24 tons of steel wires hit the median line of Jl. R.E. Martadinata, Ancol, North Jakarta, and smashed into a public minibus which was coming from the opposite direction. Seven people were killed.
February 1993: A truck hit and killed five passengers who were getting off a bus at the gate of the Jagorawi toll road in Cawang. The truck driver said he attempted to overtake the bus, but the road was very slippery and he could not stop his vehicle.
March 1993: A bus hit a truck carrying sand on the Jakarta- Cikampek toll road, killing five people and injuring 21 others. The bus rolled over several times before stopping on the opposite side of the road.
March 1994: A Metromini city bus plunged into the Sunter river, North Jakarta, killing 33 passengers. The driver could not control the speeding vehicle when a car stopped suddenly in front of it. He turned the vehicle to the left, which sent it plunging into the river.
March 1994: A sedan, trying to avoid a taxi which braked suddenly, hit a group of high school students who were walking on the roadside of Jl. Simpruk Golf, Central Jakarta. Five students were killed.
July 1994: A speeding inter-city bus hit another bus which was parked at the side of the Jakarta-Cikampek toll road because of engine trouble. Ten people were killed, 18 others injured.
November 1994: A bus on the Jakarta-Bogor route hit the median of the Jakarta-Bogor toll road, smashing a minibus which was coming from the opposite direction. Nine people were killed. The driver said he was sleepy.
March 5, 1996: An overloaded bus overturned and exploded on the Merak-Jakarta toll road. Six people were burned beyond recognition, 37 others were injured. (sim)