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LRT concrete piece falls on Jl MT Haryono, one car wrecked
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People move a car after it was struck by a concrete piece being used for the LRT on Jl. MT Haryono in East Jakarta
(kompas.com/Pancoran Police)
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concrete piece from the construction of the light rail transit (LRT) project fell in front of the PT Roda Mas office building on Jl. MT Haryono near Cawang Station in East Jakarta on Wednesday night.
According to eyewitnesses, the concrete piece fell from the crane while being transported. “It happened around 6:30 p.m. and it hit a white car and the office’s fence," Nanang Setiawan, a security guard for the PT Roda Mas office, said on Wednesday as quoted by kompas.com.
There were no casualties from the incident. The only damage was to part of a car parked nearby.
He said he was shocked by the sound of the incident, as he was standing near the area. "It sounded like a bomb," Nanang said.
Spokesperson for the Pancoran Police Adj. Second Insp. Rubiyanto confirmed the incident, saying the concrete had fallen from the LRT drilling shaft.
The wrecked car is currently stored at the scene and covered with orange tarp. The LRT project workers on-site refused to comment on the accident.
Earlier this month, a concrete segment of the MRT track on Jl. Wijaya II, Kebayoran Baru, South Jakarta, fell and injured a motorcyclist who was passing underneath. The crane lost balance, causing the concrete to slip and hit a truck before falling to the ground and hitting Samsudin, who was riding his motorcycle.
Last month, a construction crane that was used on the LRT's Corridor 1 Kelapa Gading-Rawamangun, fell onto a two-story shop located on Jl. Kelapa Nias Raya, Pegangsaan Dua.
Some of the shop staff were injured by broken glass. (dis)
