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Police Detail Chain-Reaction Crash in Kembangan That Killed Three

From Republika · () Indonesian

Translated from Indonesian and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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Newswire Named sources Outcome reported
  • A chain-reaction crash on Jalan Kembang Kerep in Kembangan, West Jakarta, killed three people and injured four on Saturday afternoon.
  • Police said a BYD minibus struck a Toyota Kijang Innova, which then hit a Toyota Fortuner and a Honda Vario motorcycle.
  • The motorcycle rider died in hospital, while his two passengers, including a seven-year-old child, died at the scene.

Police have detailed how a chain-reaction crash in Kembangan, West Jakarta, killed three members of one family riding a motorcycle and injured four other people.

The crash occurred on Jalan Kembang Kerep on Saturday afternoon. Police said a BYD minibus with registration number B 2703 BNA was traveling north from the south when it reached the area near the descent from Kembang Kerep Bridge.

This chain-reaction crash began when the BYD minibus with registration number B 2703 BNA, driven by Karsono, traveled from south to north.

· AKP Joko SiswantoThe West Jakarta traffic police official described how the crash began.

According to AKP Joko Siswanto, head of the West Jakarta traffic police enforcement unit, the minibus, driven by Karsono, struck a Toyota Kijang Innova from behind. The impact pushed the Innova forward into a Toyota Fortuner.

As a result of being struck from behind, the Toyota Fortuner lost control and veered to the right.

· AKP Joko SiswantoHe explained how the collision sequence reached the motorcycle.

The Fortuner then lost control and veered right. Its left side hit a Honda Vario motorcycle, registration B 4915 BCD, which was traveling alongside it. Andi Prasetyo was riding the motorcycle with Yeni Sumarti and a seven-year-old child, Zeline Zakeisha.

Prasetyo was taken to Hermina Daan Mogot Hospital but died while receiving treatment for severe head injuries. Sumarti and Zeline died at the scene from serious head injuries. Their bodies were taken to Tangerang Regency Regional Hospital.

The chain reaction claimed three lives, all members of the motorcycle rider's family.

· AKP Joko SiswantoHe described the fatalities caused by the crash.
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Originally published by Republika in Indonesian. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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