Mandra Dies After Falling From Motorcycle Without Head Protection

Medical officers checking Mandra's body at the scene/ Photo: IST

JAKARTA - A male motorcyclist with the initials S was found dead covered in blood after the motorbike he was riding fell on Jalan Raya I Gusti Ngurah Rai towards the east, near SPBG Klender, Duren Sawit District, East Jakarta.

The victim, known as a motorcycle taxi driver at the base, died after his motorbike grazed the Busway separator. At the time of the incident, the victim was driving without a helmet. The victim's head hit the pavement.

According to Dian, a local resident, the victim is known as Mandra and is known as a resident of Tanah 80 Klender, Duren Sawit, East Jakarta.

"The incident occurred when the victim was riding a motorcycle without a helmet heading towards Pondok Kopi, East Jakarta. The victim was driving with several dozen salted eggs," he told reporters, Monday, January 3.

After passing the Klender Traffic Light (TL) T-junction, the victim was about to overtake the vehicle in front of him from the right side of the road. However, the victim's motorbike touched the busway separator and fell.

"Residents had stopped the truck in front of him and asked the truck driver to be a witness to the incident," he said.

Furthermore, officers from the Laka Unit of the East Jakarta Metro Police Traffic Unit arrived at the location and checked the identity of the victim. The victim's body was then taken to the Cipto Mangun Kusumo Hospital for an autopsy to determine the cause of death. The victim was taken in a Laka Unit car.