CCTV Video Shows Container Truck Crushing Dozens Of Vehicles At Balikpapan Traffic Light
Five people were killed, four are critically injured with another 17 suffering minor injuries.
By Sadho Ram — 22 Jan 2022, 01:45 PM
Early Friday morning, 21 January, a container truck slammed and crushed through a line of a number of vehicles and over a dozen motorcycles at a traffic light in Balikpapan, East Kalimantan, Indonesia
The accident occurred at the intersection leading to Jalan Soekarno-Hatta in Muara Rapak Village.
A large container truck is seen speeding towards cars and motorcycles that had been waiting at the traffic light before it collides into them, according to closed-circuit television (CCTV) footage of the accident.
The harrowing pileup involved two pickup trucks, two cars, two minivans, six multi-purpose vehicles and 14 motorcycles at the scene
As of this report, five people are killed and four are critically injured
There are 17 others who suffered minor injuries in the accident, reported a local outlet.
The victims are being treated at Khanujoso, Beriman, and Ibnu Sina hospitals.
Meanwhile, the truck driver, who was apprehended immediately after the accident, is currently under police custody at the Balikpapan City Police headquarters, according to detiknews.
So far, no charges have been filed as the driver is still undergoing questioning.
