Loss Of Control, Truck Overturned On Pesing Flyover

Congestion due to a truck accident on the Pesing Jakbar Flyover/ Photo; Antara

JAKARTA - The truck that overturned near the Pesing Flyover, West Jakarta, caused traffic jams from Jelambar to Cengkareng for more than an hour, Thursday.

Head of Traffic Unit of West Jakarta Metro Police, Joko Siswanto, said that the traffic jam was due to the truck evacuation process which lasted for an hour.

"Earlier, the accident was around 06.00 WIB in the morning. There was a traffic jam (Jelambar to Cengkareng), the evacuation process was one hour," said Joko.

Joko said that there were no casualties in the accident. "There were no casualties, only material losses (the truck damage)," said Joko.

Furthermore, Joko said that the accident was a single accident that did not involve other vehicles besides the truck.

"The driver of the 'out of control' (lost control), but it was a single accident. So, no other vehicle was involved," said Joko.

Joko ensured that the traffic flow from Jelambar to Cengkareng had returned smoothly.

"It was smooth, the evacuation process was only an hour," said Joko.