Bus driver mobbed to death

Bus driver mobbed to death

JAKARTA (JP): A bus driver was found dead in Pondok Kopi, East
Jakarta, yesterday, possibly after he was mobbed by other bus
drivers, City Police spokesman Lt. Col. E. Aritonang said
yesterday.

The bus driver of a Kopaja bus plying the Kampung Rambutan-
Klender route, identified as Pandiman Suwito, 37, was found dead
in his bus on Jl. Baru early in the morning, Aritonang said.

"The victim was found in the bus with severe wounds to his
head and body. Police also found a wood stick, a bottle and the
victim's bloodstained shirt," he said.

According to Joni, one of the victim's friends, Pandiman's bus
was involved in a speed race with a Metromini bus plying the
Kampung Rambutan-Kampung Melayu route on Jl. Pahlawan Revolusi,
in East Jakarta, Tuesday.

At least ten men stopped Pandiman's bus and threatened the
driver and his assistant, Surya Tarigan, he said.

Aritonang said one of the men took over the bus and drove the
bus to Ancol on the Jagorawi toll road, where both Pandiman and
Surya were beaten.

Surya was released at the exit gate of the toll road after he
suffered severe head injuries, he said.

The bus was found the next morning after Pandiman's employer
received a phone call from an unidentified man telling him about
the bus, Aritonang said. (07/jun)