Police Examine Truck Driver Involved In Accident On Jalan I Gusti Ngurah Rai, Klender

Officers evacuate accident victims at I Gusti Ngurah Rai, Klender/ Photo: IST

JAKARTA - The Traffic Unit (Satlantas) of the East Jakarta Metro Police is still conducting an examination of the truck driver suspected of colliding with a motorbike rider on Jalan I Gusti Ngurah Rai, Klender, East Jakarta. As a result of the accident, the victim, the motorcyclist with the initials S alias Mandra, died horribly with injuries to the head. The victim's body was then taken to the Cipto Mangunkusumo Hospital (RSCM) for further action. "(The car driver) is being taken again, the BAP is all. The driver has been examined, we are still looking for witnesses," said East Jakarta Metro Police Traffic Unit Head AKBP Edi Surasa when contacted by VOI, Monday, January 3, afternoon. Edi said the incident began when the victim was riding a motorbike from West to East. When the motorbike approached near the Klender SPBG, Jalan Raya I Gusti Ngurah Rai towards the east, Duren Sawit District and it was suspected that (the victim) could not control speed. Until the motorbike that the victim was driving swayed.

"The reason may be because the speed of the motor is less able to control and wobble, in the end maybe the touch is there," he said. Until now, the East Jakarta Metro Police Traffic Unit is still collecting other evidence around the scene. "We are still looking for CCTV footage around the gas station. The victim's identity is (as) an entrepreneur. Not Ojol. The incident entered the Klender area," he added. Meanwhile, as of this afternoon, the case is still under investigation by the East Jakarta Metro Police Traffic Unit. "It's still being investigated, yes. Still examining other witnesses. The victim was injured in the head due to the impact, the victim died," he said.