Japanese killed in Batam

Japanese killed in Batam

BATAM, Riau: A 48-year-old Japanese man, suspected of a hit-
and-run accident, died instantly after he crashed into a police
car following a two-hour car chase.

Sakanoto Kayuza reportedly fled the scene after he allegedly
hit four ojek (motorcycle taxi) drivers. He was then chased by
other motorcycle drivers and the local police.

Police fired at Kayuza's car, sending it crashing into
another police car before it flipped over near the Nan Tongga
Hotel in the Jodoh Batam area.

Barelang deputy police chief Adj. Sr. Commissioner Imam
Djauhari confirmed the incident but could not say whether Kayuza
died from a gunshot wound or the car crash.

There were no reports on the condition of the four victims in
the hit and run. --Antara