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Following rise in fatal accidents, Indonesia to phase out overloaded trucks

Jakarta, May 6 (UNI) Indonesia is to phase out oversized and overloaded trucks following several cases of fatal traffic accidents and also significant damage to roads.
The country's Coordinating Minister for Infrastructure and Regional Development, Agus Harimurti Yudhoyono, expressed hope on Tuesday that the archipelago would eliminate oversized and overloaded trucks by next year, as his ministry is drafting a presidential regulation on logistics and supply chain management.
He stated that the regulation is expected to be issued soon.
"Hopefully, this regulation will drastically reduce the number of accidents, fatalities, and material losses caused by these incidents," the senior minister said.
Deadly road accidents are common in the Southeast Asian country due to overloading, poor road conditions, and reckless driving.
In February, eight people were killed in West Java province after an overloaded truck suffered brake failure, colliding with two cars at a tollgate and causing severe damage.


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