One killed in three-vehicle pileup

One killed in three-vehicle pileup

TANGERANG: One man was killed and six others were injured in a
three-vehicle pileup on the Jakarta-Merak toll road in Serpong,
Tangerang, at 5 a.m. on Friday.

Truck driver Syamsul Ichwan, 32, who was transporting oranges
from Deli Serdang, North Sumatra to Jakarta, died as a result of
his injuries on the way to Al-Qadar Hospital in Karawaci. The
other six are in hospital receiving treatment.

It took officers three hours to extract Ichwan, a resident of
Pondok Rejo village, Deli Serdang, from the truck as he was
pinned between the dashboard and the seat. Morning rush hour
traffic also delayed transporting him to the hospital.

The accident backed up traffic heading toward Jakarta for five
kilometers, prompting PT Jasa Marga, the toll road management
company, to close the Bitung toll gate in the direction of Merak
until 9 a.m.

The pileup involved three trucks, including the one driven by
Syamsul, said M. Nur, a staff member of PT Jasa Marga. --JP