North Sulawesi accidents costly
North Sulawesi accidents costly
MANADO, North Sulawesi: More than Rp 5.1 billion (US$2.16
million) in insurance has been paid to road accident victims in
the province between 1992-1996.
Expressing his concern over the number of accidents in North
Sulawesi, Governor E.E. Mangindaan said the money was paid to
6,024 accident victims by the state-owned PT Jasa Rahardja.
In the first half of this year, 622 people died due to traffic
related accidents and more than Rp 575 million was paid in
compensation.
"Most of the victims were high school and college students,"
Mangindaan said Saturday after inaugurating Aselen Sinaga as
chief of PT. Jasa Raharja's Manado branch replacing M. Mashoeri
who takes over the company's Bandung office. (09)