Hit Biker to Death, Sedan Tampered by Mass
Reported by Nurito | Translated by Isa Efriadi
A biker named Muhammad (74), resident of Kampung Jembatan, RT 10/02, Penggilingan Urban Village, Cakung Sub-District, East Jakarta, died tragically after his motorcycle B 3806 TLS was hit and his body got ran over by a sedan B 1597 TOA on Jalan I Gusti Ngurah Rai, Buaran Urban Village, Duren Sawit Sub-District, East Jakarta, Tuesday (5/13) around 1 PM.
The silver car directly hit the victim who drove a brown Scoopy. The victim had dragged 15 meters away, while his motorcycle was severely crushed
Suparman (45), an eyewitness said, the accident started when the victim was running contra-flow and going to cross a railway near Klender Lama Station. At the same time, the car driven by Austin Aditya (21), a resident of Cipinang Jaya, RT 09/07, Cipinang Besar Selatan Urban Village, Jatinegara Sub-District, East Jakarta, was running from the opposite direction from Jatinegara towards Pondok Kopi.
Jumped from 19th Floor of Apartment, a Boy Died Tragically“The silver car directly hit the victim who drove a brown Scoopy. The victim had dragged 15 meters away, while his motorcycle was severely crushed,” he told.
The victim, who was going to celebrate his birthday on Thursday (5/15), finally passed away at the scene with severe bleeding on the head. His body was then taken to Cipto Mangunkusumo Hospital (RSCM) for autopsy, while the car driver was brought to East Jakarta Traffic Accident Unit.
East Jakarta Traffic Accident Unit Chief AKP Budi Leksono stated that his party is currently questioning several witnesses, including the car driver, and doing crime scene investigation.
“We’re still questioning the witnesses and doing crime scene investigation. The process is still long,” he uttered.
Meanwhile, the car that hit the victim was crushed by the residents and road users who saw the incident. All of the car’s glasses were broken and front left tire was deflated and ripped. The angry mass even going to burn the car, but the police managed to calm them down. Because of this accident, the traffic had severely congested until three kilometers long, especially on the lane from Jatinegara towards Pondok Kopi.
