Man killed in toll road accident

JAKARTA: A 24-year-old passenger of a Toyota Kijang van, Rudi Fahtiarudin, was killed on Monday when the vehicle smashed into a bridge pylon on the Cikampek toll road.

Witnesses said the accident took place at about 5:15 a.m. near West Karawang when the driver, Yayat Supriatna, lost control of the vehicle while traveling from the direction of Jakarta.

Yayat was severely injured in the accident. Rudy, a resident of Kampung Pulo, Jatinegara, East Jakarta, died at the scene. Both Yayat and Rudy were taken to a nearby hospital in Cikampek.

A spokesman for toll operator PT Jasa Marga, Supangat, said drowsy drivers were responsible for many accidents on toll roads. -- Antara