11 Killed, Scores Wounded In Car Accident In Jakarta

JAKARTA– An oil tank truck, allegedly due to brake failure, hit several cars and motorcycles, in Jakarta yesterday, killing 11 people and injuring scores of others, rescuers who helped the victims told the media, via the phone.

The driver failed to control the truck, when it was passing a street in Cibubur village of East Jakarta, according to Agung Priambodo, head of operation of Jakarta’s search and rescue office.

He said, the injured were rushed to several nearby hospitals.

“Our personnel, firefighters and others were immediately rushed to the scene, to help the victims,” he said.

Source: NAM NEWS NETWORK