W. Java roads claim 318 lives

W. Java roads claim 318 lives

BANDUNG, West Java: Police are launching a three-week
intensive campaign to clamp down on reckless driving, after 318
people were killed on West Java roads during August and
September.

In the two-month period, 245 people were seriously injured and
257 injured lightly in 408 road accidents, the chief of
information of West Java Police, Lt. Col. Istanto J., told
Antara.

He said that traffic laws were violated more than 55,000 times
during the period and 507 vehicles were stolen, of which 405 were
motorcycles and 102 were cars. (emb)