"Since the Operation `Ketupat` launched on August 2, 2,337 traffic accidents that claimed 518 lives have been recorded," a police spokesman said.Jakarta (ANTARA News) - A total of 518 people were killed in 2,337 traffic accidents occurring up to three days after (D+3) Idul Fitri that fell on August 8, 2013.
"Since the Operation `Ketupat` launched on August 2, 2,337 traffic accidents that claimed 518 lives have been recorded," Senior Commissioner Agus Rianto, a spokesman of the National Police Headquarters, said here on Monday.
Some 848 people were seriously injured and 3,087 others slightly wounded in the road crashes during the Idul Fitri Muslim festivities.
The accidents involved 4,054 vehicles, including 2,830 motorcycles, 653 passenger cars, 291 cargo cars, and 159 buses.
On D+3, there were 97 conventional crime cases, a drop from 104 cases on the previous day.
Since the launch of the Operation "Ketupat", the police have recorded a total of 1,370 conventional crime cases, 40 transnational crime cases, eight crime cases causing material losses to the state, and two contingency-implicated crime cases.
The majority of the crime cases happened in East java, followed by Central Java, Yogyakarta, South Sulawesi, and East Nusa Tenggara (NTT).
Some 15 million Indonesians headed for their hometowns by land, air, and sea to celebrate Idul Fitri (Eid Fitr) on August 8 with their extended families.
To assist with managing traffic during the exodus, Indonesian Police launched Operation "Ketupat" on August 2, seven days ahead of Idul Fitri (D-7), and will run it until August 16, 2013 (D+7).
As part of Operation "Ketupat," the central government has deployed a joint task force of 88 thousand police officers and 62 thousand military personnel.
In support of the initiative, each provincial police station provided two-thirds of its personnel. (*)
Editor: Heru Purwanto
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