Six killed in toll road pileup
Six killed in toll road pileup
TANGERANG: Six people were killed and five others injured in a
pileup involving an oil tanker belonging to PT Pacific Sumber
Segara, a Mitsubishi T-200 minibus and a Suzuki Carry minibus at
12:15 a.m. on the Jakarta-Merak toll road in Bitung, Tangerang,
on Monday.
The victims were Samaun, 35, who was driving the Mitsubishi
minibus and passengers, Sinan, 29, and Ratih, 6, of Sukaratna
village, Bekasi, and three other people, including a boy, who has
not been identified.
According to Krisdianto, operational director of PT Marga
Mandala that manages the Bitung-Merak toll road, the accident was
caused by the oil truck, which was heading to Jakarta, when it
crossed the median.
The driver, who was allegedly sleepy, lost control of the
vehicle, he said. The Mitsubishi minibus heading in the direction
of Merak was traveling at a high speed so the driver did not have
enough time to brake and he hit the truck.
Isnen, the truck driver, turned himself in at Balaraja Police
Station.--JP
TANGERANG: Six people were killed and five others injured in a
pileup involving an oil tanker belonging to PT Pacific Sumber
Segara, a Mitsubishi T-200 minibus and a Suzuki Carry minibus at
12:15 a.m. on the Jakarta-Merak toll road in Bitung, Tangerang,
on Monday.
The victims were Samaun, 35, who was driving the Mitsubishi
minibus and passengers, Sinan, 29, and Ratih, 6, of Sukaratna
village, Bekasi, and three other people, including a boy, who has
not been identified.
According to Krisdianto, operational director of PT Marga
Mandala that manages the Bitung-Merak toll road, the accident was
caused by the oil truck, which was heading to Jakarta, when it
crossed the median.
The driver, who was allegedly sleepy, lost control of the
vehicle, he said. The Mitsubishi minibus heading in the direction
of Merak was traveling at a high speed so the driver did not have
enough time to brake and he hit the truck.
Isnen, the truck driver, turned himself in at Balaraja Police
Station.--JP