This Is The Cause Of Congestion On The Monday Underpass, Dump Truck Hits Sign Pole

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JAKARTA - It is suspected that the driver fell asleep, a dump truck in Senen, Central Jakarta, hit a traffic sign pole. Precisely entering the underpass of Lieutenant General Suprapto.

The truck numbered B 9485 TYY was known to have hit a pole since Friday, August 13, early in the morning.

"As a result, the traffic sign pole that indicated the road was broken and almost fell due to the impact of the vehicle," said Head of Traffic Unit (Kasatlantas) Kompol Lilik Sumardi, quoting Antara.

Lilik said, a truck driver named Edi Utomo (39) from Wonogiri, he was sleepy so he was negligent when driving his truck.

"The driver said he was sleepy, then after hitting (the pole), he realized that the truck he was driving had hit," said Lilik.

Based on reports, Edi brought a truck from the east to the west of Jalan Letjen Suprapto. Directions to Kwitang.

When entering the Senen underpass, the vehicle lost control and crashed into a traffic sign pole until it broke, the concrete of the park in the middle of the road was damaged by being hit by a truck.

There were no fatalities in the accident which occurred at 00.30 WIB. In addition to material losses, apart from traffic signs and garden concrete, the truck was also damaged at the front.

As of this morning, it was reported that there were still queues of vehicles due to the accident. Officers are also trying to regulate traffic so that there is no accumulation of vehicles.