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Truck runs into East Jakarta school building
A classroom, a school lab and a warehouse were damaged in the incident.
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Heavy machinery clears debris from SDN Bambu Apus 01 state elementary school in East Jakarta after a truck hit the school and damaged the building on Jan 14. (kompas.com/David Oliver Purba)
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truck carrying materials for the Serpong-Cinere toll road project collided with a school building in Pamulang, South Tangerang, Banten on Sunday at 11 p.m.
South Tangerang Education and Culture Agency head Taryono said the truck, which was carrying soil, ran into SDN Bambu Apus 01 state elementary school on Jl. Komplek Depag, damaging a classroom, a school lab and a warehouse.
“The school is operating as usual on Monday, with the students from the damaged classrooms being relocated to another classroom,” Taryono said on Monday, kompas.com reported.
He said that prior to the incident, the truck driver was trying to cross the uphill street beside the school.
However, because of the slippery road, the truck’s tires slipped and the vehicle went into the school building, with some of the soil carried by the truck also hitting the building.
Employees of PT Waskita Karya, the company responsible for the toll road project, were seen at the school with heavy equipment trying to clear the soil that fell on the school building.
“It’s currently being repaired,” Taryono said. (ami)
