Article: Motorcycle accidents push up holiday death toll in Indonesia

Motorcycle accidents push up holiday death toll in Indonesia

JAKARTA, Oct. 18 (Xinhua) -- The high number of fatal motorcycle accidents this Idul Fitri (end of fasting month) holiday has pushed up the death toll to 453 people in Indonesia, police said.

"Motorcycles accidents have accounted for 74.29 percent of the 453 people killed nationwide so far this holiday season," the Jakarta Post daily on Thursday quoted Head of the National Police's security supervision division, Gen. Imam Hariatna, as saying.

As of Wednesday, police have recorded 1,286 holiday accidents throughout the country with 453 ...

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