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)