Electric Poles In Ciputat Collapsed By Trucks, Causing Air Cables To Reconnaissance Roads For Road Users

TANGERANG - The utility electric pole on Jalan Engineer H Juanda, Ciputat, South Tangerang is tilted after being hit by a truck passing by. As a result, the aerial cable with the pole stretched onto the road to disturb road users.

Gani Ismail (32), one of the crossers on the road, said the electric pole had been tilted since Monday, August 14, at 03.30 WIB.

According to Gani, the incident began when a truck was traveling from Lebak Bulus to Ciputat. Before hitting an electric pole, the unidentified truck hit a tree on the sidewalk after the gas station before turning back in front of the UI complex.

"If the position is a tree hantem truck first, the tree is close to the gas station. Then after hitting the tree, he (the driver-ed) hit the Telkom line pole until it tilted," said Ismail when met at the location, Monday, August 14.

Furthermore, as a result of the incident, the aerial cable with an electric pole blocked the road, resulting in traffic jams.

Meanwhile, continued Gani, the truck driver immediately fled from the scene.

"Finally he just ran away, his left rear mirror broke, finally the car behind it jammed," he concluded.