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Police blame Google Maps for crash disrupting railway services
Chief of Pesanggrahan Police in South Jakarta Sr. Comr. Tedjo Asmoro said that the truck driver, identified as 51-year-old Edy Sarwono, switched to using Google Maps to find the way to his destination, a convenience store in Bintaro, South Tangerang, shortly after exiting the toll road in Tanah Kusir.
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Police in South Jakarta blame Google Maps for a truck mishap that led to disruption in railway services on July 25, 2023. (The Jakarta Post/Twitter)
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olice in South Jakarta have blamed Google Maps for confusing a driver who ended up crashing his truck onto a railway line and causing massive disruption in commuter services connecting Tanah Abang in Central Jakarta and Bumi Serpong Damai (BSD) in South Tangerang, Banten, on Tuesday.
Chief of Pesanggrahan Police in South Jakarta Sr. Comr. Tedjo Asmoro said that the truck driver, identified as 51-year-old Edy Sarwono, switched to using Google Maps to find the way to his destination, a convenience store in Bintaro, South Tangerang, shortly after exiting the toll road in Tanah Kusir.
Tedjo said that the driver was led by Google Maps to an alleyway too narrow for his oversized vehicle.
"He sensed something was wrong and started to back up and the rear of the truck fell into an embankment striking a railway power line," the police officer said, as quoted by Kompas.
In a number of photos circulating from the crash site, a railway power pole could be seen nearly knocked over.
Kereta Commuter Indonesia (KCI), which operates the Tanah Abang-BSD line said in a statement that it had to stop railway traffic along the line to allow for removal of the truck and repair work on the damaged power line.
KCI apologized for the travel disruption caused by the crash.
