Traffic victims compensated

Traffic victims compensated

JAKARTA (JP): The state-run insurance company, PT Jasa Raharja, has paid Rp 49 million in compensation to the families of traffic accident victims injured during the recent Idul Fitri holiday.

Beneficiaries of deceased victims were given up to Rp 2 million per person and those injured were compensated with a maximum of Rp 1.5 million in medical costs. The compensation covers 20 dead and 9 injured people.

Last year, the Jasa Raharja insurance company paid Rp 38 million to the families of Idul Fitri travelers who were involved in traffic accidents.

Sources at the company said Tuesday that the peak period of holiday travel this year fell a week prior to and a week after the Idul Fitri celebrations on Feb. 20 and 21.

Family members of 26 victims, still grief-stricken by the mishaps that befell their loved ones, received the compensation at the company's branch office in the capital. Compensation payments were also made at branches throughout the country.

Public transport passengers and drivers involved in traffic accidents are eligible to receive compensation. But private motorists who cause accidents are not.

According to a staff member at the insurance company, many passengers are unaware that they have paid for insurance cover when they purchase public transport tickets. (14)