Minister's son injured in car accident

Minister's son injured in car accident

JAKARTA (JP): A sedan plunged into the fountain of the Hotel
Indonesia roundabout, killing the driver and injuring three
passengers, including a son of a minister, early yesterday
morning.

A reliable source at the traffic directorate of the City
Police told reporters yesterday the accident took place at
approximately 1:15 a.m.

The "Mazda Capella" sedan was reportedly driven by Hairomi,
37, a resident of Jl. Mampang Prapatan XIV, South Jakarta, with
the passengers identified as Kiki Dhanutirto, 23, a university
student and son of Minister of Transportation Haryanto
Dhanutirto, Yanti, 18, a high school student residing in Jl. Rawa
Bambu, Pasar Minggu, South Jakarta, and Kaeman, 23, also a
university student and residing in Jl. Pasar Baru Timur, Central
Jakarta.

"The car does not belong to Kiki," Agus, a guard at the
minister's house on Jl. Denpasar Raya in South Jakarta, told The
Jakarta Post yesterday.

According to the police source, the accident occurred because
the driver lost control of the car. The sedan hit the concrete
block encircling the fountain before it plunged into the fountain
water.

It is not known where the group had previously been, nor the
speed the sedan was traveling at the time of the accident.

Hairomi reportedly died afterwards at the Cipto Mangunkusumo
General Hospital, while the other passengers were still being
treated at the hospital.

Kiki reportedly sustained injuries to his back, Yanti to her
face, and Kaeman's left arm is broken.

Mrs. Dhanutirto was not available for comment.

Mujiono, another guard of the minister's house, said his
employer was at the hospital to await the operation of his son.
(jsk)