Two mishaps stir quiet toll road

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