Child dies in bike accident

Child dies in bike accident

TANGERANG: A family riding on a bicycle was hit by a box truck on Jl. Daya Pintu Sepuluh in the Pasar Baru subdistrict of Tangerang on Thursday morning.

Ratih, six and a half years old, died instantly, while her father, Tarwan, 30, and mother, Endah, 28, were rushed to Tangerang General Hospital with serious injuries.

They had not regained consciousness as of Thursday afternoon.

Ratih was sitting between her father and her mother on the bike when the truck hit the bicycle.

The truck driver and his assistant were beaten by angry residents before they were arrested by police. The vehicle was damaged by the residents. --JP