'Joki' in critical condition after falling from flyover

'Joki' in critical condition after falling from flyover

An unidentified three-in-one boy, or joki, was in critical
condition on Monday after falling from the Pejompongan flyover in
Central Jakarta.

An eyewitness said the boy, who was wearing a junior high
school uniform, was running across Jl. Gatot Subroto like he was
trying to escape someone when he fell.

"I saw him running across the street, but I do not know
whether he was being chased by the police or not," Fachrul, 11,
who was getting off a bus when the accident took place, told The
Jakarta Post.

Other people who witnessed the accident, which occurred about
50 meters from the Pejompongan Police station, said the boy was
posing as a passenger in the three-in-one zone when the police
arrived.

Second Brig. Agus Rohadi from the Pejompongan Police station
said the accident occurred at about 6:15 p.m. and that police
were still trying to determine the identity of the boy as well as
the cause of the accident.

He said the boy was immediately taken to Pelni Hospital in
Petamburan, Central Jakarta.

However, Danu, 23, another eyewitness, said the boy was lying
on the street for at least 20 minutes before the police took him
to the hospital.

"He fell on his head and I saw a lot of blood coming from his
head. I wonder why the police took so long to take him to the
hospital," he told the Post.

A staff member at Pelni hospital said the boy was in critical
condition.

"We do not know if he will see the sunrise tomorrow. We still
don't know his identity. All we know from his notebook is that he
is a student at SMP Kristen III on Jl. Diponegoro, Central
Jakarta," he said.--JP