Ojek passenger dies in accident

Ojek passenger dies in accident

JAKARTA: A public bus plying Jl. Sudirman hit a motorcycle
taxi, or ojek, in the Dukuh Atas area of Central Jakarta on
Thursday, and the ojek passenger was killed.

The victim, identified as M. Ali Nur, got the ojek at
Bendungan Hilir, and was carrying a newly repaired television
set. According to ojek driver, Supri, the victim wanted to go to
Kebon Kacang, also in Central Jakarta.

The Mayasari Bakti bus hit the ojek in the rear, the two men
on the motorcycle were launched forward on to the pavement and
the bus skidded over Nur Ali.

The bus driver then fled the scene, while bystanders
apprehended the driver's assistant and took him to the City
Police headquarters. --JP