Two mishaps stir quiet toll road

JAKARTA: Two traffic accidents took place almost simultaneously on the Jagorawi toll road on Thursday morning, but no fatalities were reported.

The first accident took place at Kilometer 14.5 of the toll road heading to Bogor when a medium-sized container truck caught on fire at about 9 a.m. The truck was carrying packages of preserved food. The driver and crew of the truck managed to get out before the fire engulfed the truck.

Several minutes later between Kilometer 4 and 5, a public minibus plying the Jakarta-Bogor route rolled over as the driver lost control, apparently while speeding.

Spokesman of the toll road operator, Ahmad, said there were no fatalities nor injuries.

As the capital was still in a holiday mode, the usually busy toll road was still quiet on Thursday morning. --JP