South Sumatra Stanvac Airport Closed After 'Bloody' Wild Racing Incident

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JAKARTA - The resort police of the Penukal Abab Lematang Ilir (PALI) Regency, South Sumatra, closed the former Stanvac Airport (Lapter) after a bloody illegal racing incident that killed two local teenagers. have activities there," said PALI Police Chief Adjunct Senior Commissioner of Police Rizal Agus Triadi in his official statement on Monday. The location is to prevent illegal racing from happening again. "In addition to being on alert, I assign them to patrol the location at any time, so that there is no longer any gap to be a location for illegal racing," he said. Stavac Airport is located in Pendopo Village, Handayani Mulya Village, Talang Ubi District, Penukal Abab Lematang Ilir (PALI). On Sunday (19/9) at around 17.00 WIB, local youths used the location for illegal racing. On that occasion, two teenagers died with the initials DK (15), a resident of Mangku Negara Village, Penukal District and MN (15) a resident of Tambak Village, Sub-District North Penukal. They died instantly after their motorbikes lost control and crashed into each other on the runway.

Then the motorbike that bounced hard hit the other teenagers who were watching on the side of the track. As a result, five teenagers with the initials SNI (15), FR (15), and DD (15) residents of Mangku Negara Village, ADN (15) residents Suka Maju Village, and BNT (17) residents of Handayani Mulya Village, Talang Ubi District, had to be rushed to the Talang Ubi Regional General Hospital (RSUD) because of their injuries. taken by the family to the funeral home. The others are still being treated," said Dr. Putri at the Talang Ubi Hospital. still missed. After the police closed the location, he hoped that illegal racing would no longer exist.