\ JAKARTA - A truck carrying two tons of sand overturned on Jalan Arteri Gatot Subroto, Tebet area, South Jakarta, Saturday morning due to the driver being sleepy while driving.
"Yes (overturned), because I was sleepy. I had slept, but I was still sleepy," said truck driver Nur Syaefudin, quoted by Antara.
The truck was delivering sand from Kuningan to Pancoran with the final destination Karawang.
However, upon arriving at the scene, the driver allegedly could not control the vehicle until it finally hit the concrete road barrier and caused the truck to roll over.
"Yes, so I didn't see any road barriers, because I wanted to sleep I was sleepy," said Syaefudin.
As a result of the accident, the sand cargo spilled onto the road. In addition to causing material losses estimated at Rp. 2.5 million, this condition also complicates the evacuation process.
The truck carrying heavy loads must first be moved by emptying part of the sand load.
The evacuation process lasted quite a long time because of the weight of the load and the position of the vehicle which was overturned in the middle of the road.
Officers were assisted by residents and Public Facilities and Utilities (PPSU) officers to manually move the sand before the vehicle could be evacuated using a crane.
Fortunately, there were no casualties in this incident. The driver and the other passenger only suffered shock due to the incident.
However, this accident has an impact on traffic flow around the location which experienced a fairly long traffic jam.
Vehicles passing through must slow down due to the evacuation process and the sand material scattered on the road.
This single accident case was then handled by the Police Unit Derek officers from the Polda Metro Jaya for the continuation of the evacuation process and securing the location.
The police also appealed to drivers to ensure that their physical condition remains in good condition while driving to avoid similar incidents.
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