Road accident kills eight in Indonesian capital

Mon, 11 Jan 2010

Jakarta - At least eight people were killed and several others injured on Monday when a container truck rammed into more than a dozen vehicles in the Indonesian capital, media reports said. The private MetroTV television station said the accident took place during the morning rush hour at the Kamal traffic circle in West Jakarta. At least 14 motorcycles were heavily damaged after being hit by the truck.

The report quoted witnesses saying that the trailer truck's brakes appeared to have failed, causing it to crash into another truck and then ram the motorcycles.

Emergency workers had to bring in heavy equipment to rescue people trapped underneath the container, the report said.

Hundreds of local residents thronged to the location to witness the aftermath of the accident, causing severe congestion in the area.

Source: Earth Times.
Link: http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/303023,road-accident-kills-eight-in-indonesian-capital.html.