15-Ton Container Truck Gets Stuck in Cakung East Jakarta, 2 Tow Trucks Unable to Evacuate

JAKARTA, KOMPAS.com - A container truck carrying about 15 tons got stuck on the median of Jalan Raya Bekasi, Cakung, East Jakarta, on Tuesday (15/9/2026).

As a result, the truck was nearly overturned. The rear part of the vehicle veered off the road and into the separator area.

A local resident, Steven (35), said the incident occurred around 5:00 a.m. WIB. At that time, the truck was traveling from Pulogadung towards Bekasi.

“It happened around 5:00 a.m. WIB, the truck was carrying 15 tons, then it just sank in,” Steven said when met near the scene on Tuesday.

According to Steven, the truck got stuck after the driver tried to avoid another vehicle in front of him.

He added that the driver was allegedly sleepy and panicked before attempting to evade the vehicle ahead.

“He said he was sleepy, then he tried to avoid the vehicle in front, but ended up sinking in,” Steven said.

The truck’s body was tilted, with the front part lifted as a result of the incident.

Authorities then arrived at the scene with tow trucks to evacuate the truck.

However, the evacuation process was hampered due to the truck’s heavy load of about 15 tons.

“Two tow trucks already failed because the load is 15 tons, so we were waiting for another truck,” Steven added.

East Jakarta Police Traffic Unit Chief Darwis Yunarta confirmed the accident involving the container truck.

Darwis said the trailer got stuck, causing the container to almost tip over into the separator area.

“The case involves a trailer that got stuck and the container fell (nearly tipping into the separator),” Darwis said when contacted by Kompas.com via WhatsApp on Tuesday (15/9/2026).

Darwis confirmed no injuries were reported from the incident.

“There was a traffic jam, but after the evacuation was completed, no one was injured,” Darwis added.

However, as of this report, Darwis has not provided further detailed information or a full chronology of the accident.