Man Dies In Ice Cream Transport Car Freezer On Jalan Jenderal Sudirman

Central Jakarta Metro Police Chief Kombes Susatyo Purnomo Condro while monitoring the readiness of Posyan Lebaran at Senen Station, Jakarta, Tuesday (9/4/2024). ANTARA/HO-Polres Metro Central Jakarta

Central Jakarta Metro Police identified the cause of death of someone in the refrigerator (freezer) of an ice cream transport car on Jalan Jenderal Sudirman, Karet, Tanah Abang.

Central Jakarta Metro Police Chief Kombes Susatyo Purnomo Condro stated that the results of the crime scene (TKP) showed the victim died in the cabin behind the ice cream storage area.

Police suspect the victim was asleep and locked from the car. The police found no signs of violence or mistreatment of the victim.

According to the police, the witness who is the victim's colleague stated that the victim had a habit of sleeping in the refrigerator of the ice cream transporter car and the car door had an automatic locking system.

{olisi juga telah mengamankan kamera pengawas (CCTV) di sekitar TKP guna pemeriksaan lanjutan. Korban saat ini sudah diambil oleh pihak keluarga," kata Kapolres.

Acting Head of Public Relations of the Central Jakarta Metro Police, Ipda Ruslan, said the victim was named Zuardi (25).

He explained that the incident began on Wednesday (10/4) when a colleague of the victim, Abun (26) reported the tire burst incident he experienced on Jalan Jenderal Sudirman.

At that time he was on his way to the Betung Bay area, Central Jakarta, to deliver ice cream at his office.

Moments later, the victim, who was driving a replacement car, arrived at the location and helped his partner move the ice cream to a replacement car.

The victim's co-worker delivered the ice cream to the destination, while the victim was waiting in a tire burst on Jalan Jenderal Sudirman.

After completing his duties, the victim's colleague intended to return to the place where the victim was waiting. However, because the road was crowded so he could not see the victim's vehicle.

As directed by his office, the victim's colleague returned to the office and delivered the goods to the Bekasi area until the evening.

The next day, namely Thursday (11/4), the victim's colleague received a report that the vehicle that had broken tires was still in the Sudirman area.

He and his other co-worker, Bintang (21) then headed to the location and found the victim was already lifeless in the car face down. The car engine at that time died but the key was in an "on" state.

Ruslan refers to the information obtained by the Inafis team (Police unit) tasked with the identification process) of the Central Jakarta Metro Police who came to the crime scene and conducted a crime scene investigation, there were no signs of violence or abuse on the victim's body.

Ruslan said that in the early hours of Friday, the police took the victim to Dr. Cipto Mangunkusumo Hospital (RSCM) for autopsy purposes.

The police made one unit of white Daihatsu Gran Max vehicle where the victim was found dead, as evidence.