Chronology of fatal motorcycle crash in North Jakarta

Jakarta (ANTARA) – The Traffic Directorate of Metro Jaya Regional Police has disclosed the chronology of an accident that killed a motorcyclist in North Jakarta (Jakut) on Friday. Head of the Legal Enforcement Sub-Directorate (Kasubdit Gakkum) of the Traffic Directorate of Polda Metro Jaya, AKBP Ojo Ruslani, said the incident occurred on Friday at 05:30 WIB. ‘The exact location is Jalan Bandengan Utara Raya heading west, precisely at the JPO (pedestrian overpass) Bandengan, North Jakarta,’ Ojo said in a statement in Jakarta, on Friday. He explained the incident began when the motorcyclist with initials AP (28) was travelling from east to west along Jalan Bandengan Utara Raya heading west. ‘Upon reaching the scene, precisely at the JPO Bandengan, it is suspected that a lack of concentration and caution caused him to hit a barrier of the TransJakarta bus,’ he said. Then, he continued, after falling and lying on the TransJakarta bus lane, a TransJakarta bus driven by T (49), from behind could not avoid the collision and struck the motorcyclist. ‘As a result of the incident, the vehicles involved sustained damage and the motorcyclist died at the scene,’ Ojo revealed. Earlier, a video circulated on Instagram uploaded by the account @lbj_jakarta showing the condition after the accident that killed the motorcyclist. In the video, police officers and TransJakarta personnel could be seen securing the scene on Jalan Bandengan Utara Raya heading west, precisely at the JPO Bandengan, North Jakarta. ‘The accident occurred on the busway lane in the Bandengan area. A motorcyclist is suspected to have dozed off while driving at high speed, eventually hitting a TransJakarta bus,’ the account wrote.