Two officers fall victim to hit-and-run accident<\/p>\n
JAKARTA (JP): Two police sergeants were severely injured in a
\nhit-and-run traffic accident on Wednesday when they were
\nsafeguarding a student street rally on Cawang interchange in East
\nJakarta, an officer said on Thursday.<\/p>\n
Maj. I. Nyoman Suryasta of the city police information unit
\nidentified the victims as 32-year-old Chief Sgt. Hermawan and 35-
\nyear-old First Sgt. Sri Harsono, both from the traffic police
\nunit.<\/p>\n
\"The two were riding on a motorbike and were about to leave
\nthe demonstration site after protesting students from the
\nIndonesian Christian University (UKI) returned to the nearby
\ncampus,\" Suryasta said.<\/p>\n
As the two sergeants were passing along Jl. Let. Jen. Soetoyo,
\nnear the campus on their way to the city police headquarters, a
\ngray Espass van suddenly hit them from behind, Suryasta said.<\/p>\n
He said none of the onlookers and motorists on the busy street
\nhelped the two unlucky policemen immediately after they fell
\nfrom their motorbike. He alleged that the van driver kept driving
\nwildly to hit the motorbike.<\/p>\n
\"The incident took place at around 1 p.m. and there were a lot
\nof people at the site, but how come no one wanted to help them
\nright away?\" he asked.<\/p>\n
Suryasta said the two sergeants got assistance only after the
\nvan went away at high speed.<\/p>\n
\"They are now being treated at the intensive care unit of the
\nSoekanto police hospital in Kramat Jati in East Jakarta,\" he
\nsaid.<\/p>\n
Besides suffering head injuries, Hermawan's left foot was
\nreportedly broken, while Sri Harsono suffered from severe wounds
\nto his chest and feet.<\/p>\n
Police are still searching for the driver of the car and have
\ninvited any of the public who witnessed the incident to report to
\ncity police, he said.<\/p>\n
The Wednesday's incident raised the number of soldiers and
\npolice officers severely wounded while on duty safeguarding the
\nSpecial Session of the People's Consultative Assembly to 22, all
\nof whom are now in various hospitals while 20 others have
\nsuffered light injuries.<\/p>\n
Out of the injured police officers, eight were identified as
\nSecond Lt. Sonny Sanjaya who was injured in the temple; Second
\nLt. Kamarulzaman on his arm; Pvt. Didik Hermanto on his chin (all
\nfrom the Police Bomb Squad); First Sgt. Erizal, Pvt. Hartanto and
\nChief Sgt. Sarimin from the Police Mobile Brigade.<\/p>\n
As was reported earlier, a member of the Jakarta Police Mobile
\nBrigade died during a clash between demonstrating students and
\nsecurity officers in Slipi in West Jakarta on Nov. 12. The dead
\nofficer was identified as Pvt. Prayitno. (emf)<\/p>",
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