AKIPRESS.COM - 18 people died during a “horror” traffic jam that lasted over 20 hours on July 5 in Indonesia, police said.

Road users travelling from Jakarta to Tegal on the East Brebes toll road had to endure hours in traffic. Reports varied on the amount of time people waited as traffic came to a standstill, with some saying the jam lasted for 35 hours, asiancorrespondent.com reports.

Brebes chief medical officer Sri Gunadi Parwoko said that 12 of the victims died from fatigue, while five died during an accident at a road crossing, and another of undisclosed reasons.

According to Lensa Indonesia, some of those who died from fatigue had congenital diseases made worse from the stress and heat of being stuck in the traffic.

Sri also said that it was difficult to reach those who were suffering, as ambulances and motorbikes were impeded by the slow-moving vehicles and could not locate the victims in time.