JAKARTA, KOMPAS.com – A woman killed by truck container while riding a motorbike while carrying his child in the Koja area, North Jakarta, Thursday (19/5/2022) at around 10.00 WIB.
Head of North Jakarta Metro Polres Laka AKP Edy Wibowo said the incident began when the motorcycle driven by victim DH (51) was traveling from south to north at the Kodim Gang.
“Precisely when turning right on Jalan Raya Plumpang Semper, he grazed the right middle wheel tire of a trailer vehicle traveling from west to east,” said Edy, Thursday.
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Consequence accident According to Edy, the driver was injured and died at the scene.
Meanwhile, the passenger, who is the victim’s child, was male, suffered injuries to his head and hands.
Those who died were immediately taken to the Cipto Mangunkusumo Hospital (RSCM) in Central Jakarta, while the injured were taken to the Mulyasari Hospital, Plumpang, Semper, Koja.
Previously, Iwan (50), a local resident who witnessed the incident, said the accident occurred when the victim driving the motorbike was about to leave the alley and onto the highway.
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“What happened was that the two-wheeler wanted it cross the direction to the east, I don’t know why, all of a sudden it’s bad (hit by a container),” said Iwan.
Iwan said the driver rode a motorbike with his son.
Unfortunately, the motorbike he was carrying was hit by a container truck that was traveling from the west to the north. According to Iwan, both fell towards the south.
“Meanwhile, the container was from west to east, so he (the driver) got run over. The motorcycle first hit the blang blang blang sound, the condition was quiet at that time, the victim seemed to have collided with another motorbike,” he said.
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